"At least you got out a complete sentence."

[cimorene]

Today when I was walking Perry, I had an entire "conversation" in Finnish with an old dude! Unprecedented linguistic and social triumph, here. It went something like this:

OLD DUDE: Hi! :D Blah blah blah blah!
ME: Heh.
OLD DUDE: Blah blah boy blah blah blah?
ME: Um... YES.
OLD DUDE: Blah blah blah!
ME: Heh! Um... he is... old!
OLD DUDE: Haha! Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah.
ME: Heh. [wanders away]

Comments

[bluesbell]

Heh. :D

[northern]

Ahahahahaha, that's awesome!

Only stuff I know is yksi kaxi kolme and kiitos.

[cimorene]

A couple of weeks ago I mispronounced kiitos even though it was like my first word. :( Obviously I don't try super-hard with Finnish, though. It's so baffling and intimidating.

[anglepoiselamp]

... d'awww, I can almost imagine your face, and Perry's. And it sounds like the old guy was perfectly happy with how the conversation went. :D

[brownbetty]

In related news, I know the Spanish for “Oh how pretty! Boy or a girl? Does she bite?”

[cimorene]

These words ALWAYS come in handy! I actually don't know how to say he won't bite, but most people seem to take for granted that he won't. I have a feeling beagles in general, and mine in particular, don't look very threatening.

[brownbetty]

Well, it was a cultural thing, too. People were always, like, “Ooh, a house-dog? Like on TV?” The main use of dogs where I was was for guarding, so people were pretty enchanted to see her walking on a lead, just like in the movies.

But I gotta say, Perry does not look like a biter. He looks very laid back, in his photos.

[cimorene]

Hahhahahahha. Yeah, good luck using a beagle for guarding. They will bark a lot. And then they'll run away and hide.