Thursday, May 20, 2010

Conversation with the Vietnamese train attendant

Her: You want to change Vietnamese Dong to Chinese money?

Us: No thanks, we have renminbi.

Her: Yes, Chinese money, renminbi, you buy!

Us: No thanks.

Her: You have Dong? You can buy Chinese money.

Us: No thanks.

Her: You drink beer.

And she disappeared to bring us a bag filled with beer, cup noodles and snacks.

Us: Ok, we buy from you later.

Her: Ok, you buy.

She plonked a can of Vietnamese beer on our cabin's night table.

We paid, not wanting to get her agitated.

Her: Where you from?

Us: Singapore

Her: Ahh, you how old? (pointing at me)

Me: 34, you?

Her: 38
(pointing at both if us) boyfriend?

Us: husband and wife.

Her: How many? (she gestured with her palm facing down at her waist level)

Us: none.

Her: mine 2. 14 and 8.

Us: wow! (looking suitably impressed)

Her: Singapore (and then she clicked her tongue as if to say, "they don't know how to give birth to children in Singapore", and walked out of our cabin).

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