Hey Boss Two Coffees Please And Losing A Friend?
By Sue21
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
Pamplona, Spain
April 16, 2019 6:16am CST
So I was my usual cheery self and I went with a friend at that time into a Cafeteria and there was a lot of people around the Bar part most of them not wanting to wait as per usual.
Not being put off by that I went straight to the first free waiter behind the Bar and stated asertively in Spanish.
"Jefe dos Cafes con leche por favor gracias" he smiled knowingly and attended me right away this is the way you did things here.
Alas my friend looked down her nose at me saying you should not do that.
I asked do what?
I said I am only doing what everybody else here does and they respect you for it too.
Also I was not being rude you have to ask like that to be assertive or you won´t get attention from them.
They go to the person who asks first.
She began by saying I had not used the correct Spanish and I said if I was to get a dictionary out for everytime I spoke Spanish I would be here till Doomsday as well.
This Spanish correction bit came to be a habit with her and sadly I stopped being friends as it was driving me nuts to have to listen to that and I thought next we will start with my English too.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
16 Apr 19
Here in Spain they still use that expression "Jefe" for everyone that you want to get their attention its also a sigh of respect.
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@josie_ (10033)
• Philippines
16 Apr 19
@lovinangelsinstead21 _The word "jefe" is also use here among criminal elements. "Hepe" is the pidgin Spanish form.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
16 Apr 19
@josie_
I see what you mean but even so its still used the same way here that has not changed much at all really.
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@thelme55 (79311)
• Germany
16 Apr 19
You have done it well. I think your friend was just envious because you can speak Spanish. You reminded me of my friend who was like your friend when we were in Italy and I ordered in the Italian language. She was I think envious and corrected me and scolded me why I did not tell her that I learned Italian before traveling to Italy. I stopped being friends with her too as it didn´t happen only once.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
16 Apr 19
So it happened to you also?
Well I never.
I felt like the only one in town.
My Italian is not good speaking it but I can get the gist of it and speak a few words here and there.
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@thelme55 (79311)
• Germany
16 Apr 19
@lovinangelsinstead21 I already forgot some of what I have learned because I don´t really use it here.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
16 Apr 19
@thelme55
Its only because I use it here every day you see that its kept going so I can understand how that is.
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@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
16 Apr 19
Judging by the fact that you were waited on patiently and pleasantly I would say it was the correct thing to do. Your friend correcting you was incorrect, though.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
16 Apr 19
Yes I know at first I laughed it off but then it got more tedious you know all that fault picking so that is where I decided to call it a day.
I never picked her up on the way she spoke Spanish not ever.
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
16 Apr 19
Now that is a good idea too I can bet you get the attention of the Waiter for sure.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
18 Apr 19
@Shavkat
Its the done thing here to get their attention politely of course like I did.
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@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
18 Apr 19
@lovinangelsinstead21 It is my, friend. Sometimes we need to do this.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
16 Apr 19
Yes that does happen as well but not that much here.
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
17 Apr 19
I say things wrong in both languages she said that I said it wrong and I was being cheeky well its a case of either you are cheeky and you get listened to or you don´t and stand there waiting forever to get served that is how they are here.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
17 Apr 19
@JudyEv
Lets all be cheeky then for a change.
You just don´t get anywhere here unless you are a bit outspoken.
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@JudyEv (381799)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Apr 19
@lovinangelsinstead21 In that case, I'd be cheeky too.
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