August 12, 2005
"Are you Christian?"
I just walked over to a perfect stranger in a café and said that to him. I was supposed to meet someone named Kristian for an interview. He was late, and I walked over to a guy who had the rectangular glasses my interviewer said he'd be wearing, said "Are you Kristian?" – he wasn't – and only afterwards realized I'd made myself sound like a religious proselytizer.
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Could be worse: you could have asked if he was a Berliner.
"Are you Christian?" and "are you a Christian?"--you get the same sense whether you use Christian as a noun or an adjective. Is there a word for words like that? The only other example I can think of off the top of my head is lesbian.
Is there a word for words like "cleave", which mean their own opposite?
Are you Mary vs. Are You Merry?
I suppose one might only get confused around Christmas time.
Did he say: no, are you? Bet you bludhed.
Nina: I immediately caught myself and said "oh, it sounds like I'm asking if you're a Christian, but I'm looking for a guy named Kristian," etc. etc. which I'm sure I found more entertaining than he did. Of course, I was pleased at the whole thing because I immediately knew I'd be blogging about it.
Thanks, JAC.
Maybe this fellow was sitting there, asking at that moment in his head, "God, what am I to you and how shall I be?" and God saw Ann walking by and used her voice. So Ann thinks she was looking for one thing, and yet, was actually doing something else by accident.
"Are you Gaye?"
Very funny! I'd have been amused, also, and blogged about it.
You know you are a hardcore blogger when: Of course, I was pleased at the whole thing because I immediately knew I'd be blogging about it.
And I have had the same mental experience: "cool! this'll make a good post."
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