Forgot to mention the most amusing part about having mom over for the last 2 weeks. No matter where we were, it didn't matter if a Thai person spoke to her in English. Didn't matter if a Thai person spoke to her in Thai. Mom'd whip out the french with EVERY Thai person: waiters, shopkeepers, staff members on site and the repairman that came to my house. The french language, by the way, does as much good in this country as Swahili does in the United States. What makes it all the more endearing is that she never did it intentionally. It was always just automatic. I miss her already.
posted by Jamie @ 11:07 PM
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Vive la France!!!
Your mom and me both... (well, for me, just when spoken to in Thai). I have FINALLY graduated from that problem here in Miami with Spanish...no longer do I answer questions asked of me in Spanish with French, I now just stare blankly at the person while I search out the Spanish equivalent -- until it is assumed I am mildly retarded and the person walks away.
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