Comments on: Do You Speak English? http://www.bonniewren.com/2006/do-you-speak-english.htm I fought the lawn... and the lawn won Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:57:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Dave http://www.bonniewren.com/2006/do-you-speak-english.htm/comment-page-1#comment-4801 Dave Wed, 21 Jun 2006 03:59:35 +0000 http://www.bonniewren.com/2006/do-you-speak-english.htm#comment-4801 France would've been a great place if it weren't for all the French people there. That sucked. You should've reminded them that they would have been taunting you in German if it hadn't been for us. France would’ve been a great place if it weren’t for all the French people there. That sucked. You should’ve reminded them that they would have been taunting you in German if it hadn’t been for us.

]]> By: Bonnie Wren http://www.bonniewren.com/2006/do-you-speak-english.htm/comment-page-1#comment-4576 Bonnie Wren Sun, 18 Jun 2006 14:52:50 +0000 http://www.bonniewren.com/2006/do-you-speak-english.htm#comment-4576 <strong>Michelle</strong>, that's me, too. When we had cable, I could not make myself turn the TV off, not even to go to sleep! Once it was on, it was ON. <strong>Dave,</strong> you are tough—although I don't consider that story to be you "messing with" anybody over there. When I went to France I got messed with plenty. Usually by waiters. Hi, <strong>Georganna!</strong> I love British humor, too. I should probably limit my internet time as it is my biggest time-wasting vice. Michelle, that’s me, too. When we had cable, I could not make myself turn the TV off, not even to go to sleep! Once it was on, it was ON.

Dave, you are tough—although I don’t consider that story to be you “messing with” anybody over there. When I went to France I got messed with plenty. Usually by waiters.

Hi, Georganna! I love British humor, too. I should probably limit my internet time as it is my biggest time-wasting vice.

]]> By: Georganna Hancock http://www.bonniewren.com/2006/do-you-speak-english.htm/comment-page-1#comment-4284 Georganna Hancock Thu, 15 Jun 2006 16:06:43 +0000 http://www.bonniewren.com/2006/do-you-speak-english.htm#comment-4284 Aw, jeez, you caught me watching. Even turned on my speakers, so I got the joke. Love British humor. Wasted a whole, what? Minute or two. And now I'm here, commenting again, spending more time, expressing myself. Yeah, I don't have cable, either. Aw, jeez, you caught me watching. Even turned on my speakers, so I got the joke. Love British humor. Wasted a whole, what? Minute or two. And now I’m here, commenting again, spending more time, expressing myself. Yeah, I don’t have cable, either.

]]> By: Writing on Travel » Blog Archive » Ballpoint Wren » Do You Speak English? http://www.bonniewren.com/2006/do-you-speak-english.htm/comment-page-1#comment-4200 Writing on Travel » Blog Archive » Ballpoint Wren » Do You Speak English? Wed, 14 Jun 2006 13:56:45 +0000 http://www.bonniewren.com/2006/do-you-speak-english.htm#comment-4200 [...] The author of the referenced blog files this entry under the keyword procrastination. [...] [...] The author of the referenced blog files this entry under the keyword procrastination. [...]

]]> By: Dave http://www.bonniewren.com/2006/do-you-speak-english.htm/comment-page-1#comment-4187 Dave Wed, 14 Jun 2006 12:58:30 +0000 http://www.bonniewren.com/2006/do-you-speak-english.htm#comment-4187 I was in a train station in Germany (Munich maybe? Can't remember where) late one night wearing clothes that did not identify me as an ignorant American peasant who could only speak one language. There were two ignorant American college-age peasants looking in gross confusion at the train schedule posted near the tracks. I listened to them argue about train numbers, track numbers, and times. When they realized how lost they were (about ten minutes after I figured out how lost they were), they timidly approached me and took several minutes trying to ask me, in poor German, how to get to their destination. I walked up to the posted schedule and told them, in English, what train, track and time they needed. It was fun watching their jaws drop when they realized I had let them struggle for almost fifteen minutes before taking fifteen seconds to set them straight. They didn't even say thank you, just walked away, heads down. Americans were so fun to mess with over there. I was in a train station in Germany (Munich maybe? Can’t remember where) late one night wearing clothes that did not identify me as an ignorant American peasant who could only speak one language. There were two ignorant American college-age peasants looking in gross confusion at the train schedule posted near the tracks. I listened to them argue about train numbers, track numbers, and times. When they realized how lost they were (about ten minutes after I figured out how lost they were), they timidly approached me and took several minutes trying to ask me, in poor German, how to get to their destination. I walked up to the posted schedule and told them, in English, what train, track and time they needed. It was fun watching their jaws drop when they realized I had let them struggle for almost fifteen minutes before taking fifteen seconds to set them straight. They didn’t even say thank you, just walked away, heads down. Americans were so fun to mess with over there.

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