And by that I don't mean a large gin...
well perhaps a small why why whilst shopping!
So today is a huge shopping day, the last full day before Xmas, so the
BBC keep telling me so thought I ought to do the right thing and join in. But not a sprout in sight... there may have
been no sprouts, but lots of apples... Well an apple store at least. My iPod touch is so old now that I couldn't
even pair bluetooth headphones to it, so it was time for a tech fix. As usual these things are so much cheaper
outside the UK and have just saved myself £85 (25%), and from a proper shop so
it is not a fake. Not too sure about the
rather fetching LV cover I bought to go with it (from a different shop, I
hasten to add....) Am now the proud owner of a nice white 64G one but of course
now have to face the tech trials of iTunes and transferring data - perhaps I
will need to join you in a little Xmas spirit to get that sorted... Wish me
luck....
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| Do you think Louis would approve..... |
But I am also pleased to say that my Thai
language skills have come to the fore yet again, this time translating Russian
English into Thai English. In the apple store the Russian customer and Thai
shop assistant were having communication issues, so I decided to play the good
samaritan and step in to help, it is Xmas after all and goodwill to all men and
all that.... I was amazed, I translated the shop assistant's Thai English into
English the Russian customer could understand and then the Russian English back
to the shop assistant in Thai English. Result, perfect communication, I can see
a business opportunity here. And you thought my skills were limited to why why
and stee rye! But sadly the Russian,
reinforcing the national stereotype, didn't bother to say thankyou either to me
or to the guy behind the counter who helped him... No goodwill to all men there
it seems....
Dinner in town tonight and a lot busier, it
seems the Xmas spirit is alive and well. Two Westerners in a drunken brawl
being separated by two tiny Thai girls.
And an amusing spirited argument in the restaurant at a table of four
German men and one Thai girl. She was
really sticking to her guns, and all seemed resolved by one of them nipping off
to the cash point for more money - go girl!
