She smiled. In this 21st century people have almost forgotten this beautiful language. Our office calendars demand all the 24 hours of the day. To-Do lists have become longer than the traffic. Stress has pervaded all the aspects of our society. But she is like an island, far away from the worldly worries. She must be in her forties. Her joyful demeanour can win a million hearts.
I had been to the Ralphs on N. San Fernando Blvd with my wife. We met this wonderful lady at counter number 6. She gave my wife an affectionate look. Ralphs is near to my apartment, so my wife gets vegetables from here always. She has seen my wife many times. When she was scanning the things we had brought to the counter she told me, "I was thinking your wife is a college student. She looks so young! That's why few days back I asked her if she was on vacation."
My wife blushed, covering her mouth with her palms. "No. Last year we got married." I said gladly.
"It's confusing - Here they call it a high school what we call a college." she said while putting our purchases in the plastic bags.
"Yeah."
I had the same confusion. It's a strange system for me too.
I swiped my credit card to pay and said, "We are from India. Where are you from?"
"I'm from Belize."
"I'm sorry. You are from?"
"Belize. In Central America. It's a small, but beautiful country."
To be sure I had to ask her twice. Never had I read or heard about that country. The world never stops surprising a quiz enthusiast.
"How do you spell it?"
She spelt the name clearly. We picked the plastic bags and said "good night" to her.
We were nearing the exit. At that time I could hear her loving voice; she said bit loudly, "Tell her to keep looking beautiful."
That made me grin widely. I turned and said, "Sure."
We reached home in ten minutes. I was curious to read about Belize. It was not just my interest in quizzes. Sometimes few people cross our paths and their zest for life fascinates us, inspires us to learn new things, see things differently and think differently. I opened my laptop with excitement and searched on the Net.
Belize is the only country in Central America where English is the official language. 70 k.m. (43.5 miles) off the coast of Belize City, the largest city in this country, lies an underwater cave in the Lighthouse Reef - It's the Great Blue Hole; ranked as the most amazing place on earth by Discovery Channel in 2012.
And now this interesting fact about Belize will 'stick' to your memory for ever - It's the birthplace of chewing gum!
"It's confusing - Here they call it a high school what we call a college." she said while putting our purchases in the plastic bags.
"Yeah."
I had the same confusion. It's a strange system for me too.
I swiped my credit card to pay and said, "We are from India. Where are you from?"
"I'm from Belize."
"I'm sorry. You are from?"
"Belize. In Central America. It's a small, but beautiful country."
To be sure I had to ask her twice. Never had I read or heard about that country. The world never stops surprising a quiz enthusiast.
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She spelt the name clearly. We picked the plastic bags and said "good night" to her.
We were nearing the exit. At that time I could hear her loving voice; she said bit loudly, "Tell her to keep looking beautiful."
That made me grin widely. I turned and said, "Sure."
We reached home in ten minutes. I was curious to read about Belize. It was not just my interest in quizzes. Sometimes few people cross our paths and their zest for life fascinates us, inspires us to learn new things, see things differently and think differently. I opened my laptop with excitement and searched on the Net.
Belize is the only country in Central America where English is the official language. 70 k.m. (43.5 miles) off the coast of Belize City, the largest city in this country, lies an underwater cave in the Lighthouse Reef - It's the Great Blue Hole; ranked as the most amazing place on earth by Discovery Channel in 2012.
And now this interesting fact about Belize will 'stick' to your memory for ever - It's the birthplace of chewing gum!
