Coming back from my Dutch lesson today I realized that I understand more Dutch than I thought. I wonder if the unexpected but regular dialogue at the supermarket had something to do with this. I'll explain it...
You go to the supermarket and you expect no interaction at all. Mostly because you are tired, it has been a hard day at work, you just want to buy your things and get home soon to have some rest. And also, let's face it, because you cannot communicate in Dutch. But reality is way too different. Reality is they do want to talk to you, they want answers, they want them now and they won't let you go until they get them.
They want to know the most strange things such as whether you have parked in the "parkeergarage", you want "spaarzegels", a "tasje", you have a "bonuskaart", a "statiegeldbon" or you collect any "figuurtjes". And you are thinking "Come on, all I want to do is pay!" and they reply to your thoughts with a convincing "pinnen!"
Just when you are standing there with a puzzled face and struggling with all these questions, having bags you didn't ask for, figures of Toy Story you didn't want and a bunch of stamps you don't even know what they are for... then they kill you off with a final: "bonnetje?".
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