Repetez, S'il vous plait...
A gourmet sampler platter of Personal Pet Peeves(TM) from the Dept. of Redundancy Dept. --
(on the menu this week)
scene 1: (my mom talking to my cousin's friend)
Mom: Does your father live in Taipei or Hsintsu?
Friend: Taipei
Mom: Does he now work in Taipei or Hsintsu?
Friend: He works in Taipei.
Mom: Oh, so he doesn't work in Hsintsu?
scene 2: (at a restaurant, physically seated between my mom and grandmother while they are having a conversation. My grandmother has just asked my cousin's friend if he has heard of some famous restaurant in Taipei)
Mom (to grandmother): Don't ask him if he knows where that restaurant is. Ask him if he knows where the McDonald's is. He must know that.
Grandmother: huh?
Mom: (repeats above)
Grandmother: Oh. [turns to friend] Do you know where the McDonald's is.
Friend: yes
[Now not to expound on the many flaws of asking about *the* McDonald's in Taipei, but my mother then turns to me, still speaking in Chinese, and proceeds to relate to me the entire conversation she *just* had with my grandmother (over my head, mind you), as documented above. I'm guessing she thinks I didn't get the joke? Suggested explanations are welcomed/encouraged.]
scene 3: (my mom introduces me to a friend of hers from church)
Mom: This is my daughter
Friend: Hi, nice to meet you...
Mom: Her name is Nadia
Friend: Ah, so you're Carol's daughter.
scene 4: (me, my mom, my grandmother, my cousin, and his friend. We have already been eating at a dim sum restaurant for about an hour)
Grandmother (to cousin): Why don't eat have some more food.
Cousin: I'm full, thanks.
Mom: Here, have some more of this.
Cousin: No no, I'm full.
Mom (to cousin's friend): Here, you take this dish.
Friend: Thank you, but I'm also full.
Grandmother (to cousin): why don't I order a noodle dish for you. You should eat some more
Cousin: No really, I've had enough.
Grandmother (to me): How about you?
Me: I'm full too, thanks.
Grandmother: Eat some more. How about I order another dish for you.
Me: No thanks, I'm full. Are you still hungry?
Grandmother (shakes head): No.... Here, you should eat some more [puts a dish in front of me]
(Repeat ad nauseum)
... 'nuff said.
These scenes brought to you courtesy of the Dept. of Redundancy Dept. (TM)
(on the menu this week)
scene 1: (my mom talking to my cousin's friend)
Mom: Does your father live in Taipei or Hsintsu?
Friend: Taipei
Mom: Does he now work in Taipei or Hsintsu?
Friend: He works in Taipei.
Mom: Oh, so he doesn't work in Hsintsu?
scene 2: (at a restaurant, physically seated between my mom and grandmother while they are having a conversation. My grandmother has just asked my cousin's friend if he has heard of some famous restaurant in Taipei)
Mom (to grandmother): Don't ask him if he knows where that restaurant is. Ask him if he knows where the McDonald's is. He must know that.
Grandmother: huh?
Mom: (repeats above)
Grandmother: Oh. [turns to friend] Do you know where the McDonald's is.
Friend: yes
[Now not to expound on the many flaws of asking about *the* McDonald's in Taipei, but my mother then turns to me, still speaking in Chinese, and proceeds to relate to me the entire conversation she *just* had with my grandmother (over my head, mind you), as documented above. I'm guessing she thinks I didn't get the joke? Suggested explanations are welcomed/encouraged.]
scene 3: (my mom introduces me to a friend of hers from church)
Mom: This is my daughter
Friend: Hi, nice to meet you...
Mom: Her name is Nadia
Friend: Ah, so you're Carol's daughter.
scene 4: (me, my mom, my grandmother, my cousin, and his friend. We have already been eating at a dim sum restaurant for about an hour)
Grandmother (to cousin): Why don't eat have some more food.
Cousin: I'm full, thanks.
Mom: Here, have some more of this.
Cousin: No no, I'm full.
Mom (to cousin's friend): Here, you take this dish.
Friend: Thank you, but I'm also full.
Grandmother (to cousin): why don't I order a noodle dish for you. You should eat some more
Cousin: No really, I've had enough.
Grandmother (to me): How about you?
Me: I'm full too, thanks.
Grandmother: Eat some more. How about I order another dish for you.
Me: No thanks, I'm full. Are you still hungry?
Grandmother (shakes head): No.... Here, you should eat some more [puts a dish in front of me]
(Repeat ad nauseum)
... 'nuff said.
These scenes brought to you courtesy of the Dept. of Redundancy Dept. (TM)