Tuesday, April 15, 2008

I am smarter than you....

Partial record of a phone conversation on Saturday.

My sister: Hey your niece wants to talk to you. (She hands over her cell phone.)

Me: Hello? Hello, N?

My Niece: Hewo, Emo (that is Aunt in Korean). (In the background, I hear my mother saying "N, say 'congratualtions' say 'congratulations.') Congwatuwations, Emo.

Me: Thank you, N. That is very nice of you to say.

My Niece: Why am I saywing "congwatuwations?" (Your, Emo, is now a doctor, I hear my Mom yell.) You awre a dowctor, Emo? My daddy and his fwiends awre dwoctors.

Me: I am a different kind of doctor. I do not help people. I am like your teacher. Sometimes teachers are called doctor too.

My Niece: No.

Me: Yes.

My Niece: You are not a doctor like my Daddy.

Me: Correct. My doctorate just means that I am smarter than you. Ow! (My sister just hit me.)

4 comments:

Nora said...

Nice one Evil Twin #1!

stephanie said...

Your niece is adorable. And I love your sister and brother in law too.

Evil said...

your doctorate does qualify you to "play doctor" whenever you want. just make sure the boy is old enough.

Anonymous said...

Congwatuwations ET#1. I bet you could try to help people without your doctorate.