Communicating With Your Filipina

[Retired in Samar]

Reading some of my old notes reminded me of something funny that happened to me last summer. I remember mixing up a gallon of “Roundup” (weed and grass killer) to take care of the normal summertime weeds growing around my yard and in the flower beds. We live on a corner lot, so I also spray the subdivison entrance flowerbeds on the corner. After almost a complete circumnavigation spraying the beds around the property, I discovered my wife had also completely circled the house behind me (opposite from me), watering everything in sight and washing off all my weed killer!  :bash:

I’m pretty sure I told her I was going to spray for weeds, but apparently she didn’t understand me or wasn’t listening (most likely), and I didn’t know she was planning on watering all the flower beds. I never realized it until I finished putting the sprayer away and here she comes with the water hose. Oh well, I guess I should plan better NEXT TIME I JUST WANT TO KILL WEEDS!  My weeds got a reprieve that time around.  

As it wasn’t that funny to me, I bet my nosy neighbor across the street noticed the whole thing and laughed his ass off the entire time as I’m sure we looked like a couple of stooges!  :hystery:

[Tukaram (Tim)]

yes i have noticed that very often my girlfriend and i are both speaking english... but as 2 very different languages ha ha

[Retired in Samar]

yes i have noticed that very often my girlfriend and i are both speaking english... but as 2 very different languages ha ha

It took me many years to realize that I speak a second language....hers!  

[Dave Hounddriver]

I just had a funny communication chasm (as in very BIG gap) with my new friend:

 

She asked if I liked baked potato cooked over the grill.  I said yes.  She marinated the chicken and got out 2 potatoes and lit the oling and then looked at the food and looked at me and said:  Is just one potato enough for you?  I said:  Oh yes, one potato is plenty, I don't eat too much now that I am retired.

 

So one hour later my supper was served.  Guess what I got?  I got ONE potato.  No meat, no vegetable, no dessert, just One Potato.  Next time I will be more specific.