3 Banana's, 1 Indon, 1 little gal,
Take 3 Chinese expats who can't read or write Chinese (hence the name "Banana's"....outside Asian, inside Western), an Indonesian lady who is ofcourse also oblivious to the Chinese lingo and one little gal who is educated in a Chinese school.
Put them in a chinese resto, with a chinese menu.....
The 3 guys and the Indon lady scratching their heads ofcourse............and all of them turning their heads to Laetitia.......
"Laetitia, can you please translate what's on the menu?.....please....."
Our girl, who was given this enormous task, looked at us incredulously.....4 adults asking her for help.......
She halfheartedly translated some, and got a bit annoyed when some of us asked her to repeat what she had said......mind you, the menu was THAT extensive.....
You should have looked at the face of the waiter who took our order....I'm still not sure whether he was having a laugh with us, adults, or not, 'cos his face remained stoic.....or did I discern a twinge on the side of his mouth ?!?!
Our food was duly served by this waiter, who was still not showing any sign of emotions,....who cares....our stomachs needed attention.
For once, I have to confess that I mightily appreciated the fact that our girl helped us out..........forever in debt, my girl, daddy didn't end up famished that day :)
THANK YOU from the depth of my heart
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