My aim in other countries has always been to tell a joke. Sally likes to learn the language, at least enough to be able to say the simple things, to show she has made the effort, tobe polite. While I just want to make them laugh, at least once. To leave a trail of good feeling for the British behind me.
So far it seems to be working. I can't say that the jokes are ever very funny. Just throw away lines. In Barcelona once the girl in front of me as I went to pay in the tapas bar asked it she could have a small dish. So I asked if I could have a small bill. The waiter tore the total off and gave it to me. That's when you know you've connected.
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