"Whoa! They are really into douches in this country, huh?" Said Mom-One-Won in her really American accent years ago as we walked down an aisle in a supermarket in Switzerland. I'm not sure why, but her remark stuck with me. I think it is proof-positive that learning a foreign language is a long, twisted, rough, at times, sticky, wet, and not to mention, muddy dirt road upon which it would be better to drive a 4x4 rather than public transport, even if it is on time. Back in the grocery store, in that patient way Expats or Cowpats do for loved ones flown in from the Country Formerly Called Home, I explained to Mom-One-Won, "In German and French, Dousch or douche is the word for shower."
"Oh! So it comes from French then!" she exclaimed.
It doesn't take a rocket scientist or even a linguist to tell you zat French just soundz good, non? Except when they say NASA which comes out sounding like nazi. Rockets and douches aside. The point is, soap and therefore douschgel, shampoo, and possibly washing detergent are totally over-rated. I tend to prefer more obvious distinctions like the one between window cleaner and toothpaste. But soap and douschgel are just dumb. First of all, neither one is good for Crocodile skin, we prefer oil. Second, you know that saying going around on the internet, "If you can read this, you are intelligent. If you have a computer, you are rich." I would like to add to that, "If you have shampoo, soap and Douschgel in your bathroom, you are filthy rich and suffer from dry skin."
Do you realize how many times I hear the word dousch in Switzerland? It is also the word Alla and Kazam use when they are pretending to shoot at each other. They have never learned the American English equivalent of Pow! or even Bang! Bang! Their education is sadly lacking in any other sort of mouth exploding shot sounds. When Alla and Kazam are shooting at each other they say "Dousch! Dousch! Dousch!" Usually while holding up the last bare toilet roll that nobody has replaced or bought a replacement for.
To which I say, "Please close the door. The bathroom is getting cold, and I'd like to help the world, one douche at a time."
Yours, spreading my tail out of the tub,
Mrs Crocodile
"Oh! So it comes from French then!" she exclaimed.
It doesn't take a rocket scientist or even a linguist to tell you zat French just soundz good, non? Except when they say NASA which comes out sounding like nazi. Rockets and douches aside. The point is, soap and therefore douschgel, shampoo, and possibly washing detergent are totally over-rated. I tend to prefer more obvious distinctions like the one between window cleaner and toothpaste. But soap and douschgel are just dumb. First of all, neither one is good for Crocodile skin, we prefer oil. Second, you know that saying going around on the internet, "If you can read this, you are intelligent. If you have a computer, you are rich." I would like to add to that, "If you have shampoo, soap and Douschgel in your bathroom, you are filthy rich and suffer from dry skin."
Do you realize how many times I hear the word dousch in Switzerland? It is also the word Alla and Kazam use when they are pretending to shoot at each other. They have never learned the American English equivalent of Pow! or even Bang! Bang! Their education is sadly lacking in any other sort of mouth exploding shot sounds. When Alla and Kazam are shooting at each other they say "Dousch! Dousch! Dousch!" Usually while holding up the last bare toilet roll that nobody has replaced or bought a replacement for.
To which I say, "Please close the door. The bathroom is getting cold, and I'd like to help the world, one douche at a time."
Yours, spreading my tail out of the tub,
Mrs Crocodile
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