#euhhhhh...service (the french word service not the english word service)...and then trailed off and couldn't think of it either

[coquelicoq]

god i had THE BEST TIME AT THE DENTIST TODAY and i feel completely unhinnnnngèd for saying that bc i never in a million years thought the dentist could be FUN but the hygienist was french and switched to french as soon as i mentioned that i had taken french and i understood almost everything he said to me and it felt so good!!! i never understand french!! things are paying off!!!! also i do super recommend this method of conversing in a language you are not super confident in, like it's not just a coincidence i had such a good time doing this at the dentist specifically, it was good precisely because there was very little pressure on me to talk and i could mostly just make yes/no/questioning noises and any time i wanted to say a sentence i could take my time with it because there were literally instruments in my mouth??? absolutely no pressure for me to say something just to say something it was heaven oh my god. i take back every joke i've ever made about dentist office conversational logistics. IDEAL MODE.

#i was smiling so wide it was interfering with his ability to clean my teeth lol. like okay bro now open your mouth in the OTHER direction #he was also just really funny like at one point we were talking about how i solve the nyt crossword #bc he found this very impressive and was like i'm going to tell everyone about this. except i will not use your name #because that would be a HIPAA violation #which was just the most hilarious thing he could possibly have said in that moment #also omg at one point we were discussing my job and i was trying to tell him it's largely customer service #but i couldn't remember and/or don't know how to say customer service in french so i asked him and he was like #euhhhhh...service (the french word service not the english word service)...and then trailed off and couldn't think of it either #okay maybe i'm easily amused today because i had bad insomnia last night but EITHER WAY i had a very good time #chez le dentiste which. je n'avais JAMAIS attendu qu'une telle chose m'arriverait !! #i must tell my cousin who wants to be a dentist all about this #my posts