on a bus to Salvador airport...
old lady: "what a lovely haircut you have"
laura: "me? oh thank you very much!" whilst stroking the back of my head modestly, somewhat surprised.
old lady: "turn around, let me see the back"
laura: [I duly turn around]
old lady: "it's really lovely, when did you have it cut?"
laura: "a month ago I think"
old lady: " wow! really? where are you from?"
laura: "England"
old lady: "how far is that on the plane? two hours?"....
I have of course paraphrased the old lady and much of what she said was translated by another, much younger, Brazilian lady into much more understandable Portuguese.
old lady: "what a lovely haircut you have"
laura: "me? oh thank you very much!" whilst stroking the back of my head modestly, somewhat surprised.
old lady: "turn around, let me see the back"
laura: [I duly turn around]
old lady: "it's really lovely, when did you have it cut?"
laura: "a month ago I think"
old lady: " wow! really? where are you from?"
laura: "England"
old lady: "how far is that on the plane? two hours?"....
I have of course paraphrased the old lady and much of what she said was translated by another, much younger, Brazilian lady into much more understandable Portuguese.
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