Thank you for sharing I had a similar experience the first time I was invited to Thanksgiving dinner, that was 13 years ago and still remember it with such fondness and gratitude.
Thank you for sharing Silvio! Your essay transported me back to my school days when I attended Bocconi and one Saturday I went to the market. Not knowing the word for "etto", I ordered 1 kilo of oranges (I think I got 3) and 1 kilo of Lettuce (that is a lot!). Happy Thanksgiving!
'funny, surprising and little bit dramatic' I'll have to remember that! What a great story, Silvio.
agreed
Thank you, Karena. I added a couple of lines to the end and I thought of that. :)
Thank you for sharing I had a similar experience the first time I was invited to Thanksgiving dinner, that was 13 years ago and still remember it with such fondness and gratitude.
So so 😉it was the surprise factor that suddenly you have to say something to a kind group of people you were just meeting 😬
Thank YOU for reading such an old piece, Cecilia. Were you also a non-English-speaking poor devil like me? :)
Love the three elements of a memorable learning experience! You discuss learning a language as an adult, a terrifying experience, in a playful way :)
Thank you so much, Raksha! (It is indeed a terrifying experience)
Thank you for sharing Silvio! Your essay transported me back to my school days when I attended Bocconi and one Saturday I went to the market. Not knowing the word for "etto", I ordered 1 kilo of oranges (I think I got 3) and 1 kilo of Lettuce (that is a lot!). Happy Thanksgiving!
Thank you, Kristin! Love your mishap there! And Happy Thanksgiving to you (from a fellow Bocconi graduate)! :)
I enjoyed this immensely! I lived in Spain for a year in my late 30's. I always felt like I was late to every party and the last to know.
Thank you, Nadjia! I know the feeling very well :)
aw, Silvio, what a lovely thing to read first thing in the morning! I'm thankful for your writing. :)
Thank you, Malavika. What a nice comment to read first (or maybe second) thing in the morning :))
Loved this story, Silvio!
Thank you Nic! :)
I remember my first joke in French. That was a cool moment. Thanks for sharing this delightful story!
Yes. Unforgettable (awkward) moments. Thank you Yehudis :)
Love this story Silvio, well told! I'm grateful that you told it in English so I could read it. : )
Thank you, Rick! Glad you liked it. (This one, I wouldn’t tell in any other language :))