tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-811245612519910855.post5345385743747919112..comments2023-10-30T07:38:49.968-04:00Comments on Or else, what?: The most useless phrase in the phrasebookAlexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03722157675784558619noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-811245612519910855.post-14330155109906214232009-02-18T11:52:00.001-05:002009-02-18T11:52:00.001-05:00**i've asked**i've askedGraham Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10430549455403696938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-811245612519910855.post-24356634521711267902009-02-18T11:52:00.000-05:002009-02-18T11:52:00.000-05:00i've only ordered in a foreign language once--and ...i've only ordered in a foreign language once--and i experienced a similar dread/anxiety during the entirety of the encounter. <BR/><BR/>i've some of my non-english-as-a-first-language friends how they deal with the anxiety and they just shrug their shoulders. perhaps its a uniquely american neurosis.Graham Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10430549455403696938noreply@blogger.com