A Mexican man who spoke no English went into a department store to buy socks. He found his way to the menswear department where a young lady offered to help him.
"Quiero calcetines," said the man.
"I don't speak Spanish, but we have some very nice suits over here," said the salesgirl.
"No, no quiero trajes. Quiero calcetines," said the man.
"Well, these shirts are on sale this week," declared the salesgirl.
"No, no quiero camisas. Quiero calcetines," repeated the man.
"I still don't know what you're trying to say. We have some fine pants on this rack," offered the salesgirl.
"No, no quiero pantalones. Quiero calcetines,"insisted the man.
"These sweaters are top quality," the salesgirl probed.
"No, no quiero sueter. Quiero calcetines," said the man.
"Our undershirts are over here," fumbled the salesgirl, beginning to lose patience.
"No, no quiero camisetas. Quiero calcetines," the man repeated.
As they passed the underwear counter, the man spotted a display of socks and happily grabbed a pair. Holding them up he proclaimed, "Eso sí que es!"
"Why didn't you just spell it in the first place?!" yelled the salesgirl.
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Big, big groan (despite the cleverness).
Sue - eso si que es
DOUBLE groan!
Deb - Let's see how many groans we collect today.
In most stores the man wouldn't have found a clerk to help him :-)
Kathy - Not anymore for sure.
In Egypt the con men sell boxes of Egyptian sunlight as souvenirs to the tourists.
Case o' Ra, o' Ra!
Clever!
Stu - Luckily I've watched enough sci-fi to know who Ra is. But when I did a google search on Case o'Ra, o'Ra I got https://www.cdc.gov/arthritis/basics/rheumatoid-arthritis.html. :)
Cloudia - One of these days I'll be clever enough to write one of those jokes myself.
She must have been young, inexperienced. Here in California, almost all who are in a service industry speak Spanish. I was fluent 20 years ago when I was teaching. Now? No, just need practice.
Please go to my site again. I made tech corrections. Computer and I wrestle frequently.
My wife used to be able to speak Spanish. She hasn't had the need in a while and it's slipping away.
Nothing like a good fight with the computer to wear you down.
All that time I spent learning German, and all of a sudden the country goes Spanish. Oy.
Bill - 2 years of Spanish in HS didn't do me any good.
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