Wait In a Line?!
Today, I was shopping at a supermarket. At the weighing place, the scale didn't work well, so lots of people had to wait there, I was the first in the queue,but there was another person by my side and the others started queuing behind that person instead of behind me and it seemed that I was the one skipping the queue.
After a while, I heard an unhurried voice speaking beside me ;" Wait in a line", an old local lady spoke in English! I was not sure if she was talking to me because she was watching ahead while saying. she repeated this sentence for several times like a parrot nagging... I wanted to see what else she could say in English, so we had the following conversation both in Chinese;
I said with a little ironic:" Your English is good , but pity we don't understand what's the meaning. "
She said:" Young person don't understand English?"
" No. Seems you chose the wrong audience," She didn't angry with me.
"OK,then I speak in Shanghainese." she said,
" We don't understand Shanghainese either. Better you speak Russian." I reply to her.
She was still not angry .This short of talking was quickly ended along with her left. 
Sometimes a misunderstanding leads to a misreading. I didn't want to disrespect her if she spoke in our local language at first and I'd like to explain to her ...
This is one scene in life, nothing special just feel fun though.
Nice Sunday to you all!
Comments (7)
I most avoid markets on weekends.
Being single and irresponsible I "shop", or rather, go make my purchases in down times when the shoppers are home!
You are right, normally I avoid the crowded days (time). That day I wanted to buy something for entertaining my guest at home, so didn't care of that.
Yes, here lots of people everywhere,we used to it and we are also in order.
But if can find a place less people there might be good...