Weird. In a good way.

[scarsnsouvenirs]

Two separate conversations at work today:

[This one took place in Spanish]
Client: "Are you Latina?"
Me: "No."
Client: "Are you from here?"
Me: "Yup"
Client: "Oh..."
Me: "If I told you I was Latina, would you believe me?"
Client: "Yes. ...What's your name?"
Me: "Laura."
Client: "Ah, even a Latina name

Comments

[raving_liberal]

You are just so amazing at what you do. You're one of my most brag-worthy friends!

[grammarcookie]

haha, congratulations!

[anonymous]

Ha! I totally laughed out loud at the second one. -Kathryn

[grammarcookie]

oh also, question i've been meaning to ask you: with clients do you mostly use usted? i've always favored tu at work but have gone back and forth about whether it's appropriately friendly or potentially-intrusive. i'm sure i talked about this when we worked together but i still contemplate it sometimes. at this point i've settled with, if i am taking your call from the hotline (a rare occurrence now that we are better-staffed) then i will start off with Ud, but by the time you are calling the case manager we are on a tu basis. what do you think?

Ha!

[hazy_grl]

Second convo. Love it!