The micro Manager and I usually go to the Jackpot Casino for lunch on Wednesdays. It's a special senior day and they have good lunch specials. We usually meet some other seniors we know and have visit. At least the micro Manager has a visit.
We can also enter a draw. I won it one time and it happened to be $400.00
I wait for, and meet the Micro Manager in the same spot each week.
It just happens where I wait there is a baccarat machine. Most Wednesdays the same individual is playing that machine.
Last Wednesday there were two men of Asian decent and they were playing together.
He would make his play , get off the stool and watch what happened in the game. They would chatter back and forth in an Asian language. I could not understand one word of their language.
All of a sudden he exclaimed a loud "Oh shit!" It was so sudden and unexpected that it got me chuckling. The only word I could understand from them was Oh shit!
Micro manager seems like everywhere in our working lives haha
ReplyDeleteMy middle son is married to a lovely Chinese woman and her mother lives with them and helps take care of their 2 children. Xiaoping, the Chinese grandma speaks very little English and I speak very little Chinese. My 6 year old grandson always translates for me and his Chinese grandma as he can speak both languages easily!!
ReplyDeleteGreat story. Learning another language pays huge dividends.
DeleteSome language is universal.
ReplyDeleteWell, parts of the language is universal.
DeleteYou may have misheard. He was probably appealing to Awshit - the god of Asian gamblers.
ReplyDeleteAwshit wasn't giving him any luck. I watch this guy most Wednesdays and he doesn't seem the win anything.
DeleteOh how I wish I could speak other languages. Europeans are often multi-lingual. Not sure about Asians. Not this North American sadly.
ReplyDeleteSome of us had the chance but didn't take advantage of it.
DeleteI can't speak for all Asians, obviously but in my ex's Malaysian Chinese family, everyone speaks a number of Chinese dialects as well as English and Malay
DeleteI wonder what the expletive was about. I smiled to think of this scene. :-)
ReplyDeleteI don't think the right cards came up.
DeleteBest blog headline I've seen in a while! LOL
ReplyDeleteNow that I think of it blogger might have some rules that I broke.
DeleteInteresting story. I never thought I'd see a blog post titled "Oh Shit"-- it made me laugh. Thank you for that!
ReplyDeleteWell, you don't know me!!! Ordinarily , I'm pretty mellow.
Delete:) Hope you had a nice lunch out and about!
ReplyDeleteWe go there most Wednesdays as it's special for seniors.
DeleteSome words and phrases transcend language barriers.
ReplyDeleteIt seems to be expletives that transcend.
DeleteSome phrases transfer easily between languages.
ReplyDeleteYes and many are of the expletive variety.
DeleteThat is so funny! I didn't think it sounded like you, saying such an ugly word. :)
ReplyDeleteIt was funny hearing it from this guy. Ordinarily , I'm pretty mellow and you won't be seeing anything similar for a long time.
DeleteEveryone understands those words and probably can add a few more too. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you're right.
DeleteSome language is universal. :-)
ReplyDeleteYou're right there on that one.
DeleteHahaha
ReplyDeleteI'm sure any two word ejaculation would arouse the interest of anyone who overheard.
ReplyDeleteAnd there are lots of two word expletives.
DeleteI will hazard a guess to say that he was not winning....
ReplyDelete"OH SHIT" Universal expression! HAHA
ReplyDeleteLOL, I wonder if he just lost his money. Take care, have a great day!
ReplyDeleteLovely story - really made me laugh.
ReplyDeleteSorry Red ny comment has appeared as Anonymous - it is from Weaver.
ReplyDeleteYou see? Picking up a second language is easy. 😀
ReplyDeleteHahaha
ReplyDeleteI remember when we were little, my mom would say, "ekkuso" when something went wrong or she hurt herself. I would ask her what it meant and she would say, "Oh shucks!" I found out when I got older that it actually meant "Shit!"
ReplyDeleteCurious if they hit the jackpot, or, more likely missed it by one number. 😊
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