I'd been handwashing my dishes at the apartment because I couldn't figure out how to turn the dishwasher on.
Oh sure. Laugh. But seriously, it is these little things that make you crazy! The big stuff can generally be figured out. But things like checking your voicemail when all the prompts are in french or flemish or turning on the dishwasher can threaten to unglue me on some days.
I asked a friend here and he suggested turning the knobs under the sink...maybe I just needed to turn the water on? But, as I explained to Sumreen over the phone as she advocated something similar...I'd rather handwash my dishes than turn the wrong knob and flood my little apartment.
You know?
So this morning, I swallowed my pride and mustered up my best french to ask for a little assistance from the handyman. After about 5 minutes of trying to explain dishwasher...no not washing machine...kitchen...plates...wash...he agreed to come up to my apartment and show me the secret trick.
Maybe tomorrow I can ask how to make my phone stop blinking...
1 comment:
oh, this is such a cute story! and I definitely would have just been happy to hand wash my dishes!
It sort of reminds me of trying to figure out how to flush the overly electronic digital toilet in Japan. I ended up testing just about every function before I got it to flush.
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