My Clothes Disasters in Spanish (part II)

Shoes and More Shoes

I seem to have a problem with footwear. When I had my classes to learn Spanish I didn’t find out that the numbers here are different from in the UK but it doesn’t really sound like a big deal, does it? The problem is that I just can’t remember my size here. Is it 40 or 42 or 41 maybe? This means I need to try on loads of different pairs and still end up with ones which hurt my feet. I bought some sort of slip on affairs in Rio which I only used once before binning and have gone through several pairs of trainers and too many sandals to mention. Maybe my feet are too British for South American footwear.

Pretty in Pink

After I had been in Ecuador to learn Spanish and save some trees I went to Peru and realised that I had run out of socks. I am a bit colour blind and, well, to cut a long story short I didn’t realise that they were pink. The saleswoman looked at me kind of funny and said something like, “blah, blah, rosadas, blah”. I hadn’t learned the names of all of the colours by then and I just handed over my cash. Fortunately someone in the hostel pointed out my slight error and bought them off me. Since then I have tried to stick to sandals and no socks, to give me one less clothing problem to think about.