Thursday, February 21, 2013

Just another normal day at work

Me: "Hello, Memorial Park Community Center, this is Csenge, how may I help you today?"
Caller (nice elderly lady): "Csenge! I got this figured out! You are from, which country again?"
"Um... Hungary?"
"Hungria!... My son's girlfriend is from China."
"That's nice..."
"So how is that for you?"
"Excuse me?"
"Being from Hungary. Do you miss your country?"
"I do. But I am having a great time over here too."
"Are you going back?"
"I don't know yet..."
"Are you married here?"
"No."
"That's too bad, I am sure you are a doll."
"Thank you...?"
"I need to talk to the lifeguards. Do you know Zsazsa Gabor?"
"Um...?"
"She was Hungarian too, right?"
"Yes she was."
"So you are like Zsazsa Gabor!"
"..."
"I would like to talk to the lifeguards now. What brought you to Tennessee?"
"I am studying storytelling."
"That is wonderful! I heard about storytelling before."
"Yes ma'am. I'll transfer you to the lifeguard station."

I have no idea who it was.

Moral of the story: have a conversation with a nice stranger once a day. It's good for your health.

3 comments:

  1. At least you have these discussions in English... I have them half Czech half English that sometime results in very interesting situations :)

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  2. Kedves Csenge,

    I enjoy your blog. I see you are at ETSU with my friends Joseph and Delanna. Someday I would love to hear you tell, both in English and Hungarian.

    Robert Béla Wilhelm
    http://www.storyfestjourneys.com
    http://www.sacredstorytelling.org

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  3. Kedves Csenge,

    I enjoy your blog. I see you are at ETSU with my friends Joseph and Delanna. Someday I would love to hear you tell, both in English and Hungarian.

    Robert Béla Wilhelm
    http://www.storyfestjourneys.com
    http://www.sacredstorytelling.org

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