A Mexican man who spoke no English walked into a department store determined to buy one simple thing: socks. He found his way to the menswear section, where a young saleswoman immediately offered to help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cQuiero calcetines,\u201d the man said politely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI don\u2019t speak Spanish,\u201d the saleswoman replied cheerfully, \u201cbut we have some very nice suits over here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo, no quiero trajes. Quiero calcetines,\u201d the man repeated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, these shirts are on sale this week,\u201d she said, pointing to another rack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo, no quiero camisas. Quiero calcetines,\u201d he insisted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Growing more confused, she gestured again. \u201cWe have excellent pants here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo, no quiero pantalones. Quiero calcetines.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By now, the saleswoman was losing patience. \u201cSweaters? Very good quality.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo, no quiero su\u00e9ter. Quiero calcetines.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Finally, exasperated, she snapped, \u201cI don\u2019t understand what you want!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The man sighed, lifted one foot, removed his shoe, peeled off his sock, held it up, and said slowly:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSOCKS.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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