Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Englindian

So, what would you do in this scenario ~ You are 10 minutes into a Yoga~Pilate's class at the gym. In walks an Indian woman, wearing a sari and Nike workout pants. She asks me a serious question.....uh, I have NO idea what she said, she was either speaking Indian, or Englindian (you like that? I just made it up, its a mix between English and Indian...Eng-lin-dian...I'm smrt). I had no idea what she said, and by the look on her face it seemed rather important, so I responded by looking her in the eyes and saying "Oh, really?" (Its a trick I learned with my 2 year old...when you have no idea what they are mumbling you just say "oh, really?". I have learned over the years that I dare not respond with "Yes", or "OK", cuz then they will run off and like throw a loaf of bread in the toilet, or put a bowl of beetles on your lap.) So anyway ~ I responded with an "Oh, really?" and she just stares back at me, blank faced.....just looking. We just sat there staring at each other for like a minute. Then she broke the silence with a fart. A freaking fart!
uuuuuhhhhhhhhh, how do you Handel that? You know what I did? Sucked in my cheeks and made my fish face (which for some reason I have been doing a lot lately when I am at a loss for words) turned to the front and pretended like nothing happened.
Maybe she was asking where the bathroom is.
Maybe she was asking if I minded if she broke wind in my personal bubble.
Maybe she was asking if we were actually in the bathroom and not a Yoga studio, and she thought that the green yoga mats were some new kind of space-age toilet sponges.
Who knows. I'll never know cuz I don't speak Englindian.

3 comments:

The Brosemann Clan said...

frakin awesome. Love it.

Anonymous said...

I had an Englindian statistics teacher - lots of fun blank stares in that class!

Lindseybabe said...

You are hilarious! I needed a good laugh today you crazy lady!