grrrrr

patron: habla espanol?
me: solamente un poquito
patron: que?
me: UN POQUITO
patron: no otra personas trabajando? (looking around at the injustice of having to deal with an english speaker in new york city)
me: no. solamente yo.
patron: (looks me up and down, then rolls her eyes) no.

and then dear blog readers ... she walked away. yup, after conversing with me in spanish about how i don't know much spanish she decided i was not worthy of helping her. yeah, thanks.