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There's the door

I was going from Mahon to Cuitadella in Menorca. I got on the bus and asked for a return ticket in perfect Spanish. I needed to find the port when we arrived, so I asked, "¿Querría decirme dónde está la puerta a Cuitadella, por favor?" The bus driver looked confused and started pointing to the door, saying "Está aquí, la puerta." Undeterred, I continued with, "La puerta - donde están las barcas." I'd totally mixed up the genders. La puerta is door whereas port is el puerto. No wonder the Spanish people at the back of the bus didn't want to help me - it was too funny!

Sent by: Emily

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