Visit to Gulbenkian

There are just some things I can’t control, such as: my reactions to the existence of American idiots.
Last month, I visited “The prince’s education” at Gulbenkian museum in Lisboa. Well, as I peacefully visited the Aga Khan collection and was breath taken by each wonderful artifact, an American couple barged in. Yes, I have to use the expression “barged” because that was what really happened. Moments later the female American idiot took out her camera and automatically was stopped by the guard:

“Desculpe, a senhora não pode tirar fotos “

It was all down hill from here…

Female idiot - I can’t take pictures??
Guard- No, No
Female idiot – oh, you mean ‘no?
Guard – pois, não..no you cant.
Male idiot – I don´t know if he means ‘no’…
Female idiot – (louder than ever…) “ I doon‘t uundeeerrrsstaaand…do youuu meeean 'NO ?
Male idiot – I don’t think he really means no…
Guard -(…sigh’) no.
Female idiot – DO YOU MEAN NO? N, O, No ??

By then the words “what part of the word NO don’t you understand lady?” slipped out of my mouth…


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