So a friend and I were on the Metro the other day and there was an advertisement in our car for a company called eurAuPair that had a picture of a kid and a young girl on it… And she was kinda staring at it for a while. So I asked her what was wrong and she said, “What does AuPair mean again?” So I told her it’s like a nanny but from another country usually. And she said, “Oh yeah. That’s right. I always get that confused with au gratin.”

Word?

Just admit you had no idea what the word meant before this moment. Cause I mean really, what could you possibly be doing or where could you possibly go that you’re “always” confronted with these two words? Plus I just can’t see a situation in which you could ever confuse the two. Have you ever heard of context clues?…

“Please Mr. Waiter, I’d like to have the steak medium-well, and the potatoes with the young European caregiver sprinkled on top.”

or maybe…

“Sure we’re free to go out with you guys tonite. The melted cheese and breadcrumbs are at home watching the kids.”

AAAAHHHH!!! I can’t stand when people can’t admit that they don’t know things. Who knows everything? I mean, besides Oprah ;) I have much more respect for people who ask questions and ask for help than people who prefer to pretend to know things and marinate in their ignorance. I told her I’d be writing this blog and said all this to her while we were on the train so I don’t feel bad about it. I apologize for the early morning Friday rant, but I had to get that out.

3 thoughts on “Really?… Always?

  1. Angi

    You mean you don’t get these confused too? I can never remember whether we feast on young, English challenged airheads or freshly baked potatoes and pungent cheese during the holidays – I usually have to write the correct word on the back of my hand so I don’t mess up at the dinner table.

  2. LBJ

    Okay, I’m am sitting here BOUNCING laughing!
    This was hilarious!
    You’re right. She had NO IDEA what an au pair is. She didn’t want to feel uncultured.
    I’m glad you called her on it though.

    hahahahahahahahahaha

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