Setting: 5aSec, Rue Rivoli (dry cleaner's)
Time: 2:30pm
Major Players: A 'French-speaking' Fromagette and a kind cashier
[conversation translated into English for your reading pleasure]
C: Bonjour Madame!
F: Bonjour Madame!
C: Would you like to take a free card today to have a discount?
F: No thank you!
C: No, it's free, you just take a card for a discount.
F: No thank you Madame, it's good!
C: laughs
F: smiles 'knowingly' believing that she has not been scammed into some kind of 'membership card' to pay for a discount. C continues to laugh.
C: ringing up purchase. 8.60 please!
F: looking over at the cards and seeing that they're actually a free discount now that she has time to translate: March 1- 15 - Game Days! Free Discount up to 40%!. Hands cashier money.
C: I guess you had the correct change! another giggle
F: feeling stupid but not having enough French to say 'oops, can I grab one now?'. Yes!
C: They will be ready tomorrow!
F: I am in agreement! Thank you! Good bye!
C: smiling. perplexed? Good bye!
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2 comments:
that's hilarious. a year from now, you're going to look back at this entry, shake your head, and say to yourself (in french), "yeesh. i can't believe i didn't know how to say that!"
Bwah hah hah! This nearly happened to me as well! The woman at the 5 a Sec handed me a card and charged me 3 euros. I squinted between her and the card and said "pourquoi?" She just shrugged and said something I couldn't understand.
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