On Wed, 11 May 2011 20:40:42 -0500 in rec.food.cooking, Sqwertz
> wrote,
>
>None of them speak English and nothing in the case compels me to speak
>Spinich.

At the Mexican market here, the checker will be speaking Spanish
mile-a-minute with the previous customer. When I get to the head of
line, she switches to English with zero hesitation, before I say a
word. Maybe because I am whiter than Conan O'Brien.

Those years I spent in German class in high school were a complete
waste. I wish now I had chosen Spanish instead. It seems
completely obvious; I don't know what I was thinking back then.

Mostly the Supermarcado sells the same stuff you can get anywhere,
but their meat is often cheaper and their produce is a *lot*
cheaper.

Spinach is an anti-food that nobody should eat.

David Harmon wrote:
>
> At the Mexican market here, the checker will be speaking Spanish
> mile-a-minute with the previous customer. When I get to the head of
> line, she switches to English with zero hesitation, before I say a
> word. Maybe because I am whiter than Conan O'Brien.

Me too. In my case it's not that my complexion is all that pale but
that I am almost as hairy as wolf man. It makes it easy to guess that
I'll except English. I can read Spanish okay and I know the numbers so
they could tell me the total in Spanish, but chatting with me isn't
going to work.

> Those years I spent in German class in high school were a complete
> waste. I wish now I had chosen Spanish instead. It seems
> completely obvious; I don't know what I was thinking back then.

I was thinking that I planned to go into aerospace in my career and that
German would be better for it. I did start in aerospace for the first
decade of my career. it was worth it.

> Spinach is an anti-food that nobody should eat.

You've been conspiring with my wife? ;^)

"David Harmon" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 11 May 2011 20:40:42 -0500 in rec.food.cooking, Sqwertz
> > wrote,
>>
>>None of them speak English and nothing in the case compels me to speak
>>Spinich.
>
> At the Mexican market here, the checker will be speaking Spanish
> mile-a-minute with the previous customer. When I get to the head of
> line, she switches to English with zero hesitation, before I say a
> word. Maybe because I am whiter than Conan O'Brien.



Many years ago one of my daughters requested some Mexican food for her
birthday.

I zipped over to Tres Sierras (Mexican Market) for the goods I needed.

The female clerk looked at the purchases the at le then at the purchases
then at me again and finally said " Buenos Tardes" (Good Afternoon in
Spanish) I answered her in Spanish & we continued in Spanish.

I guess she figured no Gringo could possibly be purchasing that combination
of food.

:-)

Dimitri(o)