>be me
>be white
>have job in landscaping for multiple HOAs
>work with a lot of latinos who speak little to no English
>white lady comes up to me
"OH thank God, someone who speaks English"
>start speaking back to her in Dutch
Be me (middle aged white woman, not that it matters)
Be homeowner
Be part of HOA
Not really a huge fan but kinda hard to avoid these days
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HOA pays for lawn care, so there's that
there's supposed to be an area that they won't touch if they see you planted your own stuff
think it would be cool to grow some flowers
Go up to lawncare guy and ask about it
Looks confused, doesn't speak English
I get it, not his fault
Asked four guys now, all don't speak English
Kinda frustrated, but again I get it
see white guy (super pale)
Assume that he's from America because we live in Virginia
Go up to him, tell him I'm happy I found someone who can speak English
Looks at me and takes in what I'm saying. Seems like he can understand me
starts speaking dutch
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Go inside
Husband asks me what's wrong
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tell him everything
Tells me to not worry. He'll go outside and won't stop until he finds someone
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Comes back about thirty minutes later
"Yeah most of them didn't speak English, but there was one guy who was super helpful. Turns out he's a university student making some cash over the summer "
You mean overalls? Overalls are perfect for outdoor labor because you won't get straw or bugs or pig shit sneaking down your pants or up your back,. No belt means less chance to get caught on machinery or something to pull your life out.