Just ran into a communication breakdown at the store. An older Latina lady was at the service counter and the employees had no idea what she was asking for. The Seniora looked like a lot of the folks I grew up with so I stuck my nose in the fray. "What's up doc?". She said "Tea Kette Mass taa, Tea Kette Mass taa". The clerks looked perplexed. It took a second but I soon got it, "Ticket Master, she wants concert tickets." My Spanish sucks but I'm an expert at broken English.
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