Thursday, November 29, 2007

Maybe Don't Say That

A project manager and I had lunch with our visiting Indonesian professor, who leaves today.
 
While eating, he announced that he had just learned a new phrase to take back with him. We asked what it was, and he replied, "Holy shit!"
 
I laughed while the project manager (who is from China) gasped and said, "Oh no, don't say that! That's very bad!"
 
I suggested that he use "oh my goodness!" instead. So, we practiced how to say it a few different ways.
 
I'm pretty sure that the professor will still take back "holy shit" because, you know, it's so much funner to say.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

ok. this is on the wrong post, but you recently had a duck omlette. it freaks me. I know that the eggs must have been from a chicken, but since ducks also lay eggs it kind of creeps me out. I don't know why. it just does.

cj