Professor (in Spanish): "What language do you need to
speak in Vienna?"
Class: Blank stare as the professor correctly pronounced
the V as a B in Spanish.
Professor writes name of city on bored. "Vienna,
Vienna!".
Class: Blank Stares.
Student A timidly raises his hand. (in Spanish)
"One must speak Italian in Vienna".
Professor (in Spanish) "Nooo...."
Student C is practically jumping out of his seat, waving
his hand and saying "ooh! ooh!"
(in Spanish) "One must speak Viennese in Vienna"
Professor, exasperated, calls on the French girl as she
has not been subjected to the American public school system and most likely
knows the answer.
Professor (in Spanish): "Is Maria a common name in Latin
America?"
Middle aged mom returning to school after a long
absence: "Si".
Professor (in Spanish): "Is Maria a common name in
Tibet?"
Middle aged mom returning to school after a long
absence: "Si".
Professor (in English): "No, Maria isn't a common name
in Tibet"
Middle aged mom returning to school after a long
absence, indignant: "How the hell am I supposed to know that?".
