T h e d r iv e r o f th e c a r sa id he th o u g h t I
w'as g o in g to s ta r t d r iv in g , so he m o ved
fo r w a r d a n d h it m e. O f c o u rs e I d id n 't
te ll h im I w as te xtin g .
3 B)»
H o st T r a d itio n a lly in the U S , w o m e n
have c o o k e d m o re th a n m en, b u t
it lo o k s as th o u g h th in g s m ig h t be
ch a n g in g . A c c o r d in g to a re cen t su rve y
by a fro z e n fo o d s com pany, a lm o s t h a lf
o f a ll m e n in th is c o u n try n o w prepare
the fa m ily m eals. A n d they aren't ju st
d o in g it because they have to - it ’s
beca u se th ey enjoy it. T h e su rve y
sh o w e d th a t 4 4 p e rce n t o f m e n w h o
w ere q u e stio n e d d o a ll o f the c o o k in g ,
an d s u r p r is in g ly , 15 p e rc e n t o f w o m e n
q u e stio n e d sa id th a t they d id n 't k n o w
how to c o o k . S o it se e m s as i f m e n are
m o v in g in t o the k itc h e n , an d m aybe
w o m e n are m o v in g out. Is th is good
ne w s? W h a t d o y o u t h in k ? C a ll us
at 1 -8 0 0 -5 5 5 -3 3 6 4 an d te ll u s y o u r
o p in io n . I 'll g ive y o u th a t n u m b e r
a g a in - t h a t 's 1 -8 0 0 -5 5 5 -3 3 6 4 .
A n d here's o u r f ir s t c a lle r, N ic k fro m
S a n D e ig o , C a lif o r n ia . N ic k , w h a t d o
y o u t h in k a b o u t th is n e w trend ?
N ic k I'm p re tty e xcite d to see m o re
m e n in th e k itc h e n . In fact, I’m o n e o f
th em ! I lo s t m y jo b a fe w m o n th s ago,
an d n o w I d o a ll the c o o k in g at hom e.
I m a ke a d iffe re n t d ish e ve ry day, and
s o m e tim e s I m eet u p w it h m y frie n d s
to exchang e re cip e s. M y g ir lfr ie n d
says she re a lly lik e s m y fo o d , an d
she even t h in k s th a t I s h o u ld t r a in to
be a p ro fe s s io n a l c h e f I’m s e rio u s ly
t h in k in g a b o u t d o in g that.
H ost W e ll, g o o d lu c k to you , N ic k .
W h o 's o u r n e xt c a lle r? A h , yes ... It’s
E v e fr o m S ea ttle , W a s h in g to n . D o y o u
c o o k , E ve?
E v e N o , I d o n 't. B u t m y h u sb a n d does.
H e 's a m u c h b e tte r c o o k th a n I am , so
w e d e cid e d fr o m the b e g in n in g th a t he
w 'ould do a ll the c o o k in g . A n d he m akes
som e g re a t m e a ls - m o s tly c u rrie s . B u t
th e re ’s o ne pro b lem .
H ost W h a t ’s that, E v e?
E v e H e m a ke s a te rrib le m ess in the
k itc h e n , a n d I have to cle a n u p a fte r
h im . I d o n ’t know ' w h a t’s w orse,
a c tu a lly , c o o k in g m y s e lf o r c le a n in g the
k itch e n !
H ost O h , c o m e o n E v e - i t c a n ’t be th at
bad! N o w I t h in k w e have so m e o n e o n
lin e 2. Y es, i t ’s F r a n k fr o m H a rtfo rd .
W h a t d o y o u t h in k a b o u t m e n ta k in g
o v e r the k itc h e n , F ra n k ?
Frank W e ll, I’m n o t s u rp ris e d , to be
h o n e s t w it h you . It seem s to m e that
g ir ls are g e ttin g la z ie r an d la z ie r these
days - i t ’s o n ly the o ld e r m o m s and
g ra n d m o th e rs w h o k n o w h o w to co o k.
I m ean, h o w ca n a w o m a n get m a rrie d
i f she c a n ’t co o k?! I t h in k it ’s a disgrace!
H o st T h a n k you , F ra n k . S o , n o t a ll o f
o u r lis te n e rs t h in k i t ’s a g o o d th in g .
H o w a b o u t o u r n e x t ca lle r, M a r tin a ,
c a llin g fr o m S o u th F lo r id a ? Is it good
n e w s o r bad n e w s fo r you , M a r tin a ?
M artina G o o d new s. D e fin ite ly . In
m y house, 1 d o a ll the c o o k in g . M y
b o y frie n d d o e sn ’t c o o k at a ll - he c a n ’t
even f r y an egg! I m ean, w e b o th w o rk
f u ll tim e , so w h y ca n ’t w e sh are the
c o o k in g ? I’m re a lly fe d u p w ith it, I
re a lly am . B u t I’m re a lly h a p p y f o r a ll
th o se w o m e n o u t th ere w h o have fo u n d
a re a l m an. I know ' h o w y o u fe e l w h e n
y o u have to d o e v e ry th in g y o u r s e lf
H o st L e t ’s h o p e M a r t in a ’s b o y frie n d
is lis te n in g , so th a t he k n o w s h o w she
feels. W e ’l l ta ke so m e m o re c a lls a fte r
th e break.
4 A)))
Speaker 1: I s u ffe r fro m a sth m a an d
I u s u a lly c a rr y a n in h a le r a ro u n d
w ith m e ju st in case I get an attack.
A n y w a y , I w a s o n a w o r k t r ip - 1 w as
in P a r is - 1 h a d fo rg o tte n m y in h a le r,
a n d I w'as h a v in g p ro b le m s b re a th in g .
S o I w e n t to a p h a rm a c y an d asked fo r
“u n a s p ira te u r,” w h ic h I th o u g h t w as
the F re n c h w o rd fo r in h a le r. I re a liz e d
it w a sn 't w h e n the g ir ls b e h in d the
c o u n te r lo o k e d v e ry c o n fu se d . It tu rn e d
o u t th at I had asked fo r a v a cu u m
cle an e r, “a s p ira te u r,” in ste a d o f an
in h a le r, “ in h a la te u r.”
Speaker 2 : I w as in Is ta n b u l w it h a
T u r k is h frie n d o f m in e , a n d w e d e cid e d
th at w e w a n te d to b u y so m e bread. I
w an ted to try o u t the T u r k is h I knew ,
so I sa id th a t I w o u ld ask fo r it. S o w e
fo u n d th is t in y litt le store a n d w e w en t
in . I sa id to the sa le sp e rso n in m y best
v o ice “ ta ze e rk e k ” w h ic h I th o u g h t
m e a n t “fre s h b re a d .” U n fo rtu n a te ly ,
1 g o t the w o rd fo r bre a d “ e k m e k ”
c o n fu s e d w it h the w o rd fo r m a n
“e rke k ,” s o w h a t I h a d a c tu a lly asked
fo r w as “ a fre s h y o u n g m a n .” L u c k ily ,
m y fr ie n d cam e to m y rescue an d asked
fo r the bre a d c o rre c tly , b u t I fe lt a litt le
e m b a rrasse d !
Speaker 3 : I w a s 14, a n d I w a s o n
an e xchang e v is it w it h m y s c h o o l in
M a d r id . It w as the f ir s t n ig h t, a n d 1 w as
at h o m e w it h m y S p a n is h h o st fa m ily ,
the G a rc ia s , h a v in g d in n e r. W e'd
fin is h e d the m a in co u rse an d it w as
tim e fo r dessert, so the w ife , M a r ia ,
asked m e i f I'd lik e som e fr u it. I saw'
so m e b a n a n a s in the f r u it b o w l, so I
asked f o r a “ p la td n ,” at w h ic h p o in t the
w h o le fa m ily lo o k e d at m e strang ely.
T h e y th e n e x p la in e d to m e th a t I ’d
a c tu a lly asked fo r a large plate. “ P la to n ”
m e a n s “ la rg e p la te ” w h e rea s “b a n a n a ”
is “ p la ta n o .”
Speaker 4 : 1 w as in R io D e Ja n e iro in
B r a z il w it h m y h u sb a n d , an d it w as a
v e ry h o t day, so w e d e cid e d to take a
b re a k fro m o u r sig h tse ein g . W e fo u n d
a stre e t v e n d o r s e llin g c o ld d r in k s
an d sn a ck s n e a r the beach. I w as so
h o t a n d tir e d th a t I q u ic k ly o rd e re d
w h a t I th o u g h t w as ice cre a m . 1 sa id
“ u m a c o s q u in h a p o r fa vo r.” A s so o n
as I ’d fin is h e d s p e a k in g , the street
v e n d o r b u rs t o u t la u g h in g . H e q u ic k ly
a p o lo g iz e d a n d e x p la in e d in E n g lis h
th a t I ’d asked h im f o r a tic k le and
n o t ice cre am . T ic k le in P o rtu g u e se
is “c o s q u in h a ” a n d ice c re a m is
“ca s q u in h a .”
Speaker 5 : I ’m an A m e r ic a n liv in g in
K o re a . U s u a lly , I ca n c o m m u n ic a te
p re tty w e ll in K o re a n . I sp e ak K o re a n
w it h m y w ife e ve ry day, a n d 1 have a
tu to r th a t I m eet w ith e ve ry w ee k to
p ra c tic e m y c o n v e rs a tio n s k ills . So,
o ne d ay I w e n t to the store to b u y a few
th in g s . 1 u s u a lly take m y y o u n g son
w it h m e, b u t he w a sn 't w it h m e th is
p a r tic u la r day. W h e n the sa le sp e rso n
asked m e a b o u t m y so n, m y an sw e r
c o n fu se d h e r because 1 a c c id e n ta lly
sa id “ eh-jeh u h b -su h -y o ,” w h ic h m ean s
“ lie 's dead.” W h a t I m e an t to say w as
“ Y u h - g i u h b -s u h -y o ” w h ic h m ean s
“ he ’s n o t here.”
4 B )|
H ost H e llo a n d w e lc o m e to The
Traveler’s Guide. N o w , la s t w eek we
asked o u r lis te n e rs w h o are g o in g to
tra v e l a b ro a d to send us t h e ir qu e stio n s
a b o u t g o o d m a n n e rs in o th e r c o u n trie s ,
an d w e’ ve in v ite d o u r re sid en t e x p e rt
R u th D e m p s e y to th e sh o w to an sw e r
th em . W e lc o m e to the p ro g ra m , R u th .
R uth T h a n k you.
H ost S o the f ir s t q u e stio n , R u th . T h is
co m e s fr o m K a t y in D e n v e r, w h o is
g o in g to tra ve l a ro u n d T h a ila n d n ext
su m m e r. K a t y w a n ts to k n o w w h a t she
s h o u ld d o w h e n she f ir s t m eets p eo ple
in T h a ila n d .
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