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Default Communication in Ethnic restaurants

On Thu, 22 Dec 2016 22:01:54 -0500, "Tom Del Rosso"
> wrote:

>Dave Smith wrote:
>> There is a new Thai restaurant in our town and we tried it out a
>> couple weeks ago and took friends there a couple nights ago. The food
>> is good but communication can be difficult.
>>
>> I get the impression that the speak a very limited about of English
>> and that they


I get the impression that they speak like you type. LOL

>> understand almost none. That is not too much of a problem as long as
>> you have the time and patience to make yourself understood and
>> understand.

>
>When I find a new Thai place all I want to know is: Do they have stuffed
>chicken wings?
>
>God, those are orgasmic. I haven't had them in years because all the
>places say they stopped making them because it's too labor intensive.
>
>But if they can't understand you there's no point in asking. You'd end
>up getting those marinated wings, which are just ok.