English is not enough

Holiday Tuesday midday, smells like Sunday and it´s snowy outside. The phone rings... Unknown number.
I pick up, and the dutch woman is already speaking a lot.

DW (Speaking a lot of dutch)
me Yes, hello
DW (more dutch... "Adan Music"... More dutch)
me Sprekt u Engels?
DW No, I do not speak English. You don´t speak dutch? We are in The Netherlands
me Ok, I am learning
DW Is there anyone who speaks dutch?
me No, not at the moment
DW Ok, then I know enough, goodbye

Comments

Alex Rollin's picture

Nice.

Nice.

rene's picture

She used the catalan way. Put

She used the catalan way.
Put pressure on people to oblige them to speak your own language even if there is an easier way to communicate.
Might sounds rude but this is one of the best ways to keep your language alive.
Dutch are too polite.

alisonshine's picture

I don't think i've ever heard

I don't think i've ever heard the Dutch referred to as too polite...blunt yes, rude sometimes, but too polite? I thought that was the curse of the British!