And miracles shall never cease. . .
The impossible has happened.
I have been complimented on my Thai.
Not once, but FOUR times!
The first time, it was a total stranger. He stopped to admire Adia (totally cute baby that she is), and said, in English, "Lady or. . . .?"
So I responded in Thai, "Girl."
He said, "Where are you going?"
I said, "The university."
And he said, "Oh you speak Thai really well."
As I have said before, it doesn't take much to impress Thais with your efforts to speak their language.
The second time, I was asking my neighbor if I could buy some water (she gets it delivered in bulk, and we buy it from her). Her daughter, who speaks fluent English, was very impressed that I had learned how to say "buy water" since she had last visited.
The third time, Jick complimented me on my pronunciation when I said "we're going home."
The fourth time, Earn told John I was starting to understand a lot more.
So, you see, give me fourteen months in a country and even I can make noticable progress.
Makes me sad to go home now.
I have been complimented on my Thai.
Not once, but FOUR times!
The first time, it was a total stranger. He stopped to admire Adia (totally cute baby that she is), and said, in English, "Lady or. . . .?"
So I responded in Thai, "Girl."
He said, "Where are you going?"
I said, "The university."
And he said, "Oh you speak Thai really well."
As I have said before, it doesn't take much to impress Thais with your efforts to speak their language.
The second time, I was asking my neighbor if I could buy some water (she gets it delivered in bulk, and we buy it from her). Her daughter, who speaks fluent English, was very impressed that I had learned how to say "buy water" since she had last visited.
The third time, Jick complimented me on my pronunciation when I said "we're going home."
The fourth time, Earn told John I was starting to understand a lot more.
So, you see, give me fourteen months in a country and even I can make noticable progress.
Makes me sad to go home now.
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