Trooper1854
The Brit Pack
Did an emergency call to an elderly gentleman with severe stomach pains.
He was an Italian chap and his spoken English was poor.
So, I thought I would put my language skills to use and speak Italian to him.
I speak pretty good Italian and I asked questions in Italian but he kept answering in his mangeled English.
This went on all through the twenty minute trip to A&E.
When we arrived, he had a "Light Bulb" moment.
In Italian he exclaimed; "But you can speak Italian!"
"Yes sir, I can, and have been for the last half an hour."
"OOOh, I wondered why I could understand you so well!":shock:
He was an Italian chap and his spoken English was poor.
So, I thought I would put my language skills to use and speak Italian to him.
I speak pretty good Italian and I asked questions in Italian but he kept answering in his mangeled English.
This went on all through the twenty minute trip to A&E.
When we arrived, he had a "Light Bulb" moment.
In Italian he exclaimed; "But you can speak Italian!"
"Yes sir, I can, and have been for the last half an hour."
"OOOh, I wondered why I could understand you so well!":shock: