I’m a Russian woman, but I know Chinese and English very well. Looking at me you’ll never guess that I know Chinese.

The other day a Chinese couple came to my line and I asked them (in English) all the necessary questions.

I started ringing up their stuff and the wife said to her husband in Chinese: “Tell her not to bruise the bananas.” And I didn’t say anything. She again: “Tell the stupid girl to go faster.” I smiled at her and pretended like I had no idea what she was saying. She kept commenting to me in Chinese and then she said: “make sure she doesn’t forget the water.” And I replied in English: “I won’t forget the water.”

I enjoyed how her face got red, as she realized I understood everything she told her husband. She just stood with an opened mouth and couldn’t say anything.