so, remember a little while back when i mentioned the hospitality of a couple who were practically strangers to me? well they did it again and invited the 4 of us for dinner to their house. however, one of the girls couldn't make it so when i called to tell the wife she sounded so sad that i suggested inviting 2 more foreign students (from America) who sere staying at the same place and who we had casually befriended. they were at work during the day and so i had to wait until they got back to invite them along. i waited and waited. they didn't come and i was so sad because i knew that the couple would be disappointed. finally, the husband came to collect us and the three of us crossed the street to get into his van, and who should be getting out of an auto rickshaw but the american students. so we invited them along for dinner and the 5 of us puled into his car.
well, after we had traveled for a short while, he started to ask what drinks we wanted and what should he pick up? "you're all over 18, right? do you drink beer? should i pick up some beer?", it was funny because it was not something we were expecting, staying with nuns and priests for almost a month. we tried to insist to him that we would drink whatever he had and not to go to trouble for us. he replied that "at home i drink vodka. will you drink vodka?" but somehow he managed to make "vodka" sound like "water". although i knew what he was saying and what he meant none of the others did so it was amusing to hear the others reply that "yes, water will be fine, we all drink water, water is very good". needless to say that they were all a little surprised when it wasn't just water that we received when we reached their home.
good times.
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