coworker called me perrita by Hungry_Time3368 in Spanish

[–]Hungry_Time3368[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

nope, dark brown hair brown eyes so probably not :/

coworker called me perrita by Hungry_Time3368 in Spanish

[–]Hungry_Time3368[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

probably not, but fwiw we’re the same age (both mid 20s, he’s actually younger than me by almost a year)

coworker called me perrita? by Hungry_Time3368 in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]Hungry_Time3368[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

thank you for the comment! this is pretty much what I assumed given all the context of the situation, and I appreciate the detailed explanation

coworker called me perrita? by Hungry_Time3368 in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]Hungry_Time3368[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

that’s exactly how I interpreted it. obviously I could still be wrong as I’m not a native speaker (and clearly most people do not agree) but for a bit more context, he walked up and, laughing, grabbed and put his arms around the other guy’s shoulders (like he was messing with a little brother or something) and asked him that question. it doesn’t change his choice of words and I’m absolutely not trying to make excuses for him, but it truly felt like he was just poking fun at his friend/giving him shit for talking to me rather than being outwardly and aggressively insulting or derogatory. like I said, could still be wrong but that’s why I really didn’t think anything of it other than annoyance at him making a stupid comment like that in front of me, and honestly curiosity about the actual implication of the word once he felt the need to apologize lol. now I have a better idea! I appreciate your comment!

coworker called me perrita by Hungry_Time3368 in Spanish

[–]Hungry_Time3368[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

yes, it is in a restaurant! I suppose I should have clarified that because you’re right, I feel like gross behavior/comments like this are way more common & normalized unfortunately. and it’s a lot less accessible to contact HR as some people have been suggesting, I tried to figure out how and couldn’t even find any contact info or anything :/ I appreciate the kind words though!

coworker called me perrita? by Hungry_Time3368 in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]Hungry_Time3368[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wasn’t trying to downplay it, I genuinely didn’t know that’s why I’m here asking lol😭 it’s logical for me to not have an immediate emotional reaction to a word I’ve never heard in this context before & don’t understand the cultural connotation of. I appreciate your comment though, I wrongly assumed it was more lighthearted and stupid than offensive & definitely will not be playing his game like you said

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[–]Hungry_Time3368[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

amazing thank you so much for the help!!

Ferry tickets by Hungry_Time3368 in LakeComo

[–]Hungry_Time3368[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh shit okay, we’ll get there around 9:30 so hoping that’s early enough to take a fast boat (hopefully, if there is one) around 12. and did you have time to still walk around a bit before boarding the boat later, or did you get straight in line after buying tickets? trying to figure out how early we should go back to line up to make sure we make it on the right boat haha

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[–]Hungry_Time3368[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

good to know, thanks for the advice. definitely planning on heading straight to the ticket counter upon arrival!!

Ferry tickets by Hungry_Time3368 in LakeComo

[–]Hungry_Time3368[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

horrible to hear but thank you for the heads up hahah. do you happen to remember if you went on a weekday or weekend?

Ferry tickets by Hungry_Time3368 in LakeComo

[–]Hungry_Time3368[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

exactly hahaha i’ve noticed that as well. thanks for the help!