Funny Story

[Carrie]

I had a weird thing happen to me today. I just thought it was funny, so decided to share.

I was in the suana (my favorite place to be in Sweden. I can't believe I've learned to embrace nudity) and a couple of young teen girls came in. They cast a few furtive glances my way and started whispering their secrets in Swedish. I wasn't paying any attention at all b/c the whole purpose of the suana is to zone out, not listen to non-sensical gossip from 13 year olds. Suddenly they started giggling really loudly then started speaking English, all the while shooting me weird looks. Apparently they were trying to be sneaky so I couldn't understand their converstation. Little did they know they would have had much more luck if they continued in Swedish. It was kind of weird since any Swedish woman my age should be able to speak English, but you know how 13 year olds are--they think all adults are dumb as rocks. I got to learn all about their plans to smoke some stolen cigarrettes and meet up with some boys. Aren't I lucky?

I just had to laugh at the whole deal. I never said anything to them, though it was sure tempting to tell them on the way out that I was American and understood every word. In the end I decided to just go on my merry way, laughing up my sleeve.

Carrie

[LadyDuff]

hehe yes I know, Ive had that happen too, in Spain, but also here with Spanish speakers...hehehe

[Carolyn]

When I was working praktik at a school cafeteria, we were having a very busy lunch day and serving something like lasagne, where we would replace the serving spoons each time we replaced a tray of lasagne. We were working as fast as we can, but you know kids. Some of the boys standing in line waiting, were kind of joking around amongst themselves and probably thinking I wsa one of the Bosnian or Kosovo ladies that also worked there, one of the smart mouths said, in English, "Spoons, bring on the spoons." So I turned, smiled at him and said in my best "Brooklyn" accent, "You got it, kid."

He was so freaked by that and all his buddies started laughing at him and pushing him, like young teenagers do, but after that, we "trained" English a little when I saw him in the cafeteria.

[Sabeine]

How funny! And they thought they were being so sneaky.