Education English | Narrative Text : The Pest | The 8 of November was my birthday. I figured out my the best way to celebrate was to strike up a dialogue with someone that I didn't know before. That would have about 10 a.m. At the corner of Florida and Cordoba I stopped a well-dressed 60 years old with a briefcase in his right hand and that certain uppitiness of lawyers and notaries. "Excuse me sir, " I said. "would you please tell me how to get the plaza de Mayo? The man stopped , gave me the once-over and asked a pointless question : "Do you want to go to Plaza de Mayo or the Avenida de Mayo?"
"Actually, I would like to go to Plaza de Mayo, but if it is not possible, I am fine with just about any places else". "Ok then" he said , eager to speak and without having paid any attention to me at all, head that way, he pointed south, cross Viamonte Tucuman, Lavalle..."
I realized that he was having fun ticking off the eight streets I would have to cross, so I decided to interrupt :
"Are you sure about you are saying?"
"Absolutely"
"I am sorry, for doubting your word," I explained, "but just a few minutes ago a man with an intelligent face told me that the Plaza de Mayo was the other way," I pointed toward the Plaza San Martin. The fellow could only reply, "Must be someone who's not familiar with the city"
"Nevertheless, Like I said, he had an intelligent face, and naturally I prefer to believe him,not you"
Giving me a stern look, he asked, "all right , tell me why do you prefer to believe him instead of me?"
"It's not that I prefer to believe instead of you. But, like I said he had an intelligence face"
"You don't say! and I suppose I look like an idiot?"
"No, no" I was shocked. "who ever said such a thing?"
"Snce you said that the other fellow hand an intelligent face..."
"Well. truthfully , this man had a very intelligent look about him"
My sparing partner was growing impatient.
"Very well, then sir" he said, " I am rather pressed for time, so I'll say good bye and be on my way"
"That's fine, but how do I get to the Plaza San Martin?
His face betrayed a spasm of irritation.
"But did not you say wanted to go the Plaza De Mayo?
"No, not the Plaza de Mayo, I want to go the Plaza San Martin. I never said anything about the Plaza de Mayo"
"In that case" and now he was pointing north " take Calle Florida pas Paraguay.."
"You are driving crazy"! I protested."Did not you say before that I should head in the opposite direction?"
"Because you said you wanted to go to the Plaza de Mayo!"
"I never said anything about the Plaza de Mayo. How do I have to say it? either you don't know the language or you are still half asleep."
The fellow turned red, I saw his right hand grip the handle of his briefcase. He said something that's better not repeated and marched off with rapid aggressive steps.
I got the feeling he was bit upset.
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