tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7271017325453748680.post693183838580911635..comments2024-01-19T00:56:16.668-08:00Comments on Marie in Stitches: Milk and MechanicsMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00033434672993513435noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7271017325453748680.post-14691460698256261532012-09-17T23:07:52.707-07:002012-09-17T23:07:52.707-07:00Copyists are a generally pleasant lot, I have foun...Copyists are a generally pleasant lot, I have found. Isn't it funny how scary these normal tasks can seem in a foreign language? I've found it's almost always easier than you think it will be!Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00033434672993513435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7271017325453748680.post-30258701908852192272012-09-14T21:54:28.000-07:002012-09-14T21:54:28.000-07:00When my boss sent me first to the hardware store, ...When my boss sent me first to the hardware store, then to the copy shop in Spain, I panicked. It turned out to be much easier than I thought to say "Uno, por favor" and then "Ocho, por favor." <br /><br />I actually struck up conversation with the copyist and we became pretty familiar with each other while I was there.Trevor Guyettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732216159319588173noreply@blogger.com