Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Overheard in the BX

Getting off at the Elder Ave stop at 8:25 AM this morning
Random guy from 6 train: ¿Estás bien?
Me: Uh... sim, estou bem... I mean, bien... Sorry. I speak Portuguese. I'm still learning Spanish from my students.
Random guy: Oh, wow! I speak Portuguese, too. Have a bom djee-yah.

Heading back to school after lunch, walking up Boynton
Dude from the block: (Yelling to me) Nice sweater! (Pause. He passes, then shouts backwards) ...mine's better.

Walking down the shady side of the street at 3:46 PM
19 year old kid: (To me, but unprovoked by sneeze or other bodily function) God bless you.
Me: (confused) Well, God bless you, too!

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