Equal opportunity obnoxiousness

Is it really that time again? It’s only been a week, yet I’m expected to have learned something more? Okay, I’ll play. And to see what others have learned this week, check out Musings of a Housewife.

Let me start by saying that I do not have a gift for languages. I took French in junior high and Spanish in high school and I can’t say that either got me very far. What I remember of my French class was how to count to 10. Nope, I can’t count past that. I know one other French phrase, but I picked it up in college: Manger moi. Je suis le fromage. (Eat me. I am cheese.) Try to pull that one up in everyday conversation. I did a bit better with Spanish because I can now speak what I call “Restaurant Spanish.” Yup, I can order at a Mexican restaurant like a pro. Okay, maybe not a pro, but someone who might turn pro. Someday.

That being said, you might be surprised to find out what I collect. Some people collect stamps or coins, but not me. I collect a phrase in as many different languages as possible. “Hey baby, come here often?” Why would I collect such a phrase? Because I feel that it’s important to be obnoxious in as many cultures as possible. So far I can say it in sign language, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese, and I learned it in Farsi, but for some reason I can’t remember it now. Drats. This week I learned to say it in French: “Hé le bébé, venir ici souvent?” So between that and “Manger moi. Je suis le fromage” I should get pretty far in France. Do you speak another language? If so, you can help add to my collection by giving me the phrase in the language you know. And tell me, baby, do you come here often?

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