It has taken a week for me to discover the language barrier. You can make it in SpaHa with only English because most people speak both Spanish and English, though it is another story when your super speaks neither.
We ran into a small problem the other day where our locks weren’t working so well. I was lucky enough to catch the super in the hallway and confront him with my issue. I tried using hand gestures and keywords that I thought may work though all attempts failed.
After countless failed communication, our super muttered something Slovak sounding then fled from my room. Puzzled, I figured I would wait till my roommate returned to duplicate his key.
No more than three minutes go by and there is a knock at my door. I peer out our peephole to find our super standing there with thick-framed safety goggles and an enormous power saw.
Hmmm….
So after opening the door, an exchange of the universal "man" nod, he let that saw rip into our lock. Calmly, I made my way to the living room to avoid the mini fireworks show of sparks in our hallway.
A few more minutes of sawing go by, followed by another set of nods, and our super was gone. Our lock works great now.
Thanks Zulja.
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