“She doesn’t speak English”
So I’m at Trader Joe’s, and as usual was pretty crowded. Three tall blonde girls buying random stuff were at the front towards where I was walking. One says “Hey, I like your purse” and I briefly looked up, having gotten some comments on my new purse lately. It seemed like she was talking to the other blonde girl, so I kept walking. Then I hear the other blonde say to the girl, “she doesn’t speak English”. I guess I look fobbier than I thought.
The irony is that Japanese people typically think I don’t speak Japanese, Korean people think I speak Korean, and now, caucasians don’t think I speak English.
As far as the purse goes its absolutely gorgeous. Its my first “trendy” purse where the style and color go with the season (and a great V day gift), but I do have a few issues with it that are probably universal to other purses rather than to just Cole Haan. 1) The light colored leather is sensitive to wetness, so be careful on sprinkly days, and 2) the magnetic flap in the front and the slot on the back are so neat, but I think have been demagnetizing my ATM card - I’m on my third one in 6 weeks!
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April 4th, 2004 at 5:25 pm
What!?!?! You didnt say anything to those girls??? Hmm maybe I read that wrong, but that does not sound like a polite comment. Grrrr
April 5th, 2004 at 1:54 am
Hahaha, really? That’s kind of funny, but in my honest opinion, I would have either a)wanted to slap the b*tch. Or b)really messed with them, and played the role of being fob. lol
To me, B sounds a little more fun, doesn’t it?
April 5th, 2004 at 11:00 am
I love your purse!
Hope you had a fabulous trip!
April 5th, 2004 at 4:37 pm
Yeah, I would have thought you would have said something after that!! That isn’t like you not to say anything!
You were probably still in vacation mode. Ha!
April 5th, 2004 at 4:51 pm
Yes, I think I was still in “Hawaii” mode… I realized this when I let this old man cut in front of me when I was on my way to work this morning…… I’m sure it won’t take long for me to get back to “LA” mode….
April 10th, 2004 at 10:29 am
There are sprays you can buy to waterproof your leather accessories. I got a can of stuff from Aerosoles the other day for my new sandals.
April 12th, 2004 at 11:36 am
If you ask at your bank, they sometimes have these little envelopes for your cards that keep them from demagnetizing. I used to have a purse with a magnetic snap like that and the same thing happened to me! PS: I really like your site!
April 12th, 2004 at 4:30 pm
Thanks for that tip, Jen! I had a friend who had mentioned it, but I didn’t really belive that the little piece of paper can help! I’m going back to the credit union to pick some up.
Thanks!