• shalafi@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    I say “gracias” all the time. But now I’m wondering…

    Went to the local Mexican joint, waiter started talking to my Filipina wife in Spanish. She gamely answered back with a word or two, was obviously confused.

    Now I’m scared that people will think I’m mistaking them for Mexican when I toss out a word or two.

    Just to fuck with my wife; She was talking to a friend in Tagalog when I walked in the kitchen.

    “Hey! It’s $friend on the phone! Say hi!”

    “Nǐhǎo.”

  • tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    10 months ago

    In the suburb I grew up in, a lot of the restaurant workers spoke Spanish, so even at the sushi place the Japanese chef would speak Spanish to the staff, saying gracias could be no different than arigato or thank you lol