Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Language Barrier

At a recent skating competition knowing that arenas are usually cold I donned my jacket before I sat with fellow skating parents, but in my usual style I was wearing flip flops.  Seating in this arena however, was atypically warm.

As I sat I noted one parent who had rolled her pant legs up past her knees. As I sat, she said, " Oh it is so hot here, but I see that you are prepared, you are wearing your thong."

The other parents all looked quickly and quizzically at me and at her.

"Oh my goodness," she apologized, " I am so used to calling them thongs in Australia, here you call them flip flops."

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