Although sometimes knees implore the heavens for my English to go faster, the process moves on slowly but still standing. Neither more nor less. This is the last story.
Customer: Do you've Teddy Boys shoes?
Me: ... Sorry?
For this kind of trouble are friends.
Karol, who is Irish and fashion designer, arrives just in time. With a discreet smile, which in turn is a negative, sheds client accepts no substitutes. A few seconds later, I said: This is a Brit thing, do not worry too much.
Meanwhile, for myself, it turns out, there are "Teddy Boys shoes, why not know how you eat it, why I come to ask me these things, what did I do to deserve this, etc. .
's not fun, of course. Who can be like running out of words in front of someone who is waiting for an answer, but one gets used to everything. The problem with communication is that it can become very complex. The intonation, pitch, speed, accent. A new word without context. The situation at the moment. Or a topic of culture.
research itself is entertaining at home, at least. England, 50's, postwar subculture. Young cool at the time, fans of rock and roll American, wearing a style reminiscent of the beginning of the century dandies, the Edwardian period, and combing with tufts. Is Ted short for Edward and out came Teddy. There are many internet references on the impact of movement and a picture here.
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