Lingo~

Yesterday started like every other day, I came to the office, sat at my desk, set up my laptop and began checking my email. My mind drifted through the various requests and questions.

"What up dog?" which sounded more like ,"Whar up doggah?"

What?! I snapped out my morning haze and looked over the edge of my cubicle.

"My doggah"

My coworker's brown eyes peaked over at me. A grin spread across her face.

"My Doggah", she repeated, smirking.

"huh?"

Here eyes widened as she thought she may have offended me, "means friend right?" She quickly asked in Chinese.

I laughed. "yes, its means, 'what's up friend-sorta'", I explained in Mandarin, though the cultural explanations remained buried.

She giggled, covered her mouth to fain shyness.

'Faouuur!!!'---->"Fool!!" she shouted at me.

There are certain things that simply can not be translated. I don't even know how to express the cultural meaning behind 'my dog' and 'fool'. Whatever the language barrier, that was probably the funniest thing I had heard since being in China. I vowed to fix her pronunciation and then let her loose on other unsuspecting Americans!