I once had an older next-door neighbor named Pedro who did not speak English.
I knew a bit of Spanish from school, so every one of us managed to communicate using the few words of English that she knew & our limited Spanish, then a few words came naturally.
When I said “Quiero una cerveza”, Pedro would smile & soon every one of us would be sharing a few beers as every one of us “talked” about almost anything. I confess I had an ulterior motive because I was in our late 20s & Pedro’s daughter Aina was quite lovely; She spoke perfect English, but I was too shy to approach her & I feared Pedro might not approve; My “plan” to win Aina was hatched when Pedro complained that her “aire acondicionado” was not laboring respectfully. I happened to be a certified HVAC worker, so I gave our help to figure out what the problem was. I waited until Aina was there & every one of us began to inspect her system. I explained how she needed to recharge the system with refrigerant, replace a broken fan blade, & supply her HVAC system a much-needed cleaning & service tune-up. I deliberately spoke severely fast & I could see that Pedro was getting aggravated because she did not understand our words. Finally, she said, “Aina, por favor ven aqui” & she stepped in as our interpreter. I finally got the courage to ask her to have supper with me; Pedro asked her ¿Que dijo el?. Aina replied ¿Podemos cenar? Pedro frowned & then said “Si, Si” but unfortunately Aina was already spoken for. Pedro sensed that her free HVAC service was in jeopardy, so she hastily said, “Mi sobrina vendrá pronto.” Her niece was even prettier than Aina.
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