“Didn’t Austria play Jordan yesterday?” My wive asked. She was referring to the soccer world cup game that happened on Tuesday. It was the first time Austria had qualified since 1998. She knew that I, being Austrian, had been following the game online. Even though Levi stadium, where the game took place, wasn’t too far from where we live, I had decided not to go in person once I had learned how much the tickets were.
“It was a good game,” I said. |
“What was the score?”
“Three-one”
“Yes, but who’s won?”
“Jordan.”
“Oh no.”
“What do you mean? I’m glad Austria’s won.”
“You just said Jordan won.”
This went on for some time. IThis hasn’t been the only occasion we’ve thoroughly misunderstood each other, but one of the more entertaining wons.
In our relationship, there have been other occasions when we’ve thoroughly misunderstood each other, but this was an amusing won.
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