oddness;
I'm currently sitting at Prêt and I come across this (an Oxford Dictionaries Spelling Challenge, if you're wondering) while going through my Livejournal F-list. As I'm playing the game (ON FIENDISH LEVEL, MIND YOU. I GOT 12/15 OKAY), these two men at an adjacent table suddenly got up and decided to speak to me. This is what they said:
Them: 'Hi, I noticed that you seemed to be trying to learn English. Do you need any English lessons?'
Me: *blank stare*
Them: 'Oh, we're English teachers!'
Me: 'Um, no, I'm just playing a spelling bee game ...'
I seriously hope this wasn't because I looked Asian, looked like a student, and really seemed like I was struggling to pass a basic language requirement test or something. I'm not too sure if I had vaguely surprised them when I opened my mouth, but LOL this was a very interesting encounter.
Them: 'Hi, I noticed that you seemed to be trying to learn English. Do you need any English lessons?'
Me: *blank stare*
Them: 'Oh, we're English teachers!'
Me: 'Um, no, I'm just playing a spelling bee game ...'
I seriously hope this wasn't because I looked Asian, looked like a student, and really seemed like I was struggling to pass a basic language requirement test or something. I'm not too sure if I had vaguely surprised them when I opened my mouth, but LOL this was a very interesting encounter.