My Very Own Cheering Section

I have acquired some language learning cheerleaders. I meet my tutor at the same fast food joint every day. I am always about 10-15 minutes early because I walk and want to give myself time to cool off before we start. I always order something just so I do not feel like a mooch taking up space in the restaurant. Until yesterday I had not really bothered to try to learn how to order anything because my head is filled with words that my tutor is teaching me and there are pictures that I can point too on the menu.

Apparently one of the restaurant workers either tired of our daily game of point and guess or just decided my vocabulary needed to be expanded to include the word Sprite. I have three drinks that I alter between: Sprite, Orange stuff, and Orange stuff float. Sprite is always the hardest to discern for them, so the employee took it upon herself to teach me how to say Sprite. She made me say it over and over until I got it correct.

Today I walked in and confidently said Sprite. This made the entire staff very excited. I then threw them a curveball as I added and an ice cream cone. The place virtually erupted into cheers as the Dumb American finally learned how to order. They understood ice cream, but gave me more impromptu lessons on pronouncing it properly.

The place is typically empty when I arrive for tutoring, so all of the employees alternate standing around and watching me practice language when it is slow. Recently however business has tended to pick up after I arrive. It is possible that word has leaked out that not only can you get a meal, but also a show if you arrive between 2:30 and 4:00 I think they have adopted me as their official mascot. They may even be planning to order me a yellow jumpsuit and red clown wig.

? of the day for an impromptu language lesson from the fine employees at McConkeys. What word or words do you have trouble pronouncing?

P.S. I have added a R4BL&D post Ricey party exclusive photo of Ricey winner Bobbie to the Ricey Award Blog