If you give Fantasia a burrito, she’s gonna want a glass of milk
Feb 13th, 2006 by B.
We’re in Denver now! Home of the John Elway highway, John Elway autoplex, John Elway chiropractic center, John Elway minor emergency and John Elway home for the wayward. Normally I don’t get into staying in hotels, but after three nights on air mattresses without tv or furniture… I’m digging it.
As I was watching tv tonight I had a realization. Starting wednesday I may have tv, but it will all be in another language. A language I can only understand if spoken slowly and without mumbling. In other words… I’m screwed. Then… like dominos tumbling… came the epiphany that I wouldn’t be able to read anything either. I’ve packed several books auf english to read, but what about simple (yet necessary) things like street signs, or recipes? Ok, ok… given my aversion to cooking- not being able to read recipes is probably not the end of the world… but still, it’ll be like being illiterate. I’ll finally know what it feels like to be Fantasia Burrito. lol
Along the whole ‘Ich nicht verstehe’ (I don’t understand) line….. what about my first gyno visit auf deutsch?? No amount of precision shaving & ninja zen-ness can possibly prepare me for a strange man barking orders at me in a language I can’t understand… while at the same time shoving fingers in multiple orifices.
And yet, I can’t wait for the adventure to begin. go figure.
On this day..
- Vienna, Part 1. - 2008
- The waiting is the hardest part. - 2008
- Hahaha... so true! - 2007
- Sweet revenge. - 2007
I feel for you on this count.
We did an 7-day total immersion trip to Mexico (non-tourist areas) where we heard almost no English anywhere … but we knew we were going home in a fews days (if the kids in white t-shirts, camo pants & machine guns let us).
This is going to be hard, but hopefully there is satellite reception there. And if like in Spanish tv, German tv news may be one of the better ways to hear the language spoken clearly … just hope it’s not the German equivalent of Fox or Limbaugh.
Good luck dealing with the taxis, airports, kids, luggage, snow, customs and people wanting to strike up conversation while waiting in line for the skytoilet.
love b.
Luckily most Doctors can speak English. I have always done my doctor stuff in English, which is good as my German is terrible
ummm…. i think you still say “marie callender”… “marie callender” in german.
though, i don’t know if you can get them there… but hey, at least now the pesky pronunciation thing is down…
you’re welcome.
I’ve read that with basic cable you get three american channels: cnn, Mtv & the home shopping network. Quite the variety, but at least I’ll like watching cnn.
I’m trying to track down a list of english-speaking doctors & dentists in Dresden. I think it’s a little tougher to find, being former east-germany & all. In fact, we just read the other night that the % of foreigners was somewhere 3-5.
I would kill for Marie Callender, but I’ve heard frozen dinners aren’t a big thing over there. That, coupled with the fact that most fridges are dorm sized… I’m thinking I’m actually going to have to, gulp, cook.