Future Subway Directions.
Today while waiting at the 14th Street Station at 14th and 8th, someone asked me for directions to Christopher Street. The correct thing to say was, take this train one stop to West 4th and walk a few blocks North. Instead I turned to him and in my best Russian accent said “I dueana speick aenglesh”. He bought it and kept walking. I pretty much did it subconciously too.
I am going to do this from now on. I will keep you all updated.
February 15th, 2007 at 1:30 am
I do the same thing, yet I don’t use an accent. In plain english I say “Sorry I do not speak english”.