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"Oh, you're a computer programmer? How many languages do you code?"
The dreaded question! Every profession has one and Saturday night at Bear Night I got it twice. ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
profundojoe, bless his heart, allowed me a very convenient amendment. If the question is "How many languages can you speak the way an opera singer can be said to speak a language?" it suddenly becomes a lot easier to answer.
My silly co-worker, not knowing the treadmill I walk on, set me up by telling seemingly EVERYONE about what a master polyglot I am. I really didn't know what to say because a noisy bar already plays havoc with my audio processing of English. All I need for total humiliation is to have my claims put to the test by having someone try to get me to say or respond to something in a foreign language under such adverse conditions. Can't remember how I weaseled out of that situation...
profundojoe, bless his heart, allowed me a very convenient amendment. If the question is "How many languages can you speak the way an opera singer can be said to speak a language?" it suddenly becomes a lot easier to answer.My silly co-worker, not knowing the treadmill I walk on, set me up by telling seemingly EVERYONE about what a master polyglot I am. I really didn't know what to say because a noisy bar already plays havoc with my audio processing of English. All I need for total humiliation is to have my claims put to the test by having someone try to get me to say or respond to something in a foreign language under such adverse conditions. Can't remember how I weaseled out of that situation...