There goes the neighborhood.

[opabinia]

It appears unlikely that I met any future band mates at the career center today.

The woman behind the counter, Delia, got much friendlier when I said

Me: Delia -- do you speak Spanish?
Delia: Yes.
Me: Y ¿de donde es usted?
Delia: (bug-eyed for an instant, then) De Puerto Rico.
Me: La mancha de plátano se nota desde lejos.*
Delia: LOL

* "The stain of the plantain is noticeable from afar." (i.e., "We Puerto Ricans are easy to spot.")

Comments

[apogeeperigee.livejournal.com]

Some of us are not THAT easy to spot :)

[lepidosiren.livejournal.com]

True. You are among the Stealth-Ricans.

[cinnabarine.livejournal.com]

*sneaks up on you too*

[lepidosiren.livejournal.com]

*snort*

[apogeeperigee.livejournal.com]

LOLZ...yeah..I am infiltrating from within, spreading my secret evil plantain agenda? or something...

[pat-man-ta.livejournal.com]

ROTFL!

[morbidiqua.livejournal.com]

Isn't there the term "Cara de come Yuca"?

No sure how it is spelled but basically Face of a Yuca eater.

[lepidosiren.livejournal.com]

Wow. That one's new to me.

[bottleimp.livejournal.com]

Isn't there one that translates to something like "You have the broken fingernails of a hubcap-thief?"

[sephardic.livejournal.com]

"will the defendant please rise"

[znuh.livejournal.com]

"I have beaten you to death with oranges."

[mickey-murder.livejournal.com]

LOLZ!!!

[deadwinter.livejournal.com]

I don't get it. Why was she bug-eyed?

[lepidosiren.livejournal.com]

I'd only spoken English until just then, so the undeniable 'Rican accent caught her completely off guard when I switched to Spanish.