Language Fluency Denial
A surprisingly common way to duck out of a possibly uncomfortable conversation is to claim you don't speak the language. It seldom works, but it's often tried.
Common failure points include dropping the "I don't speak X" into the middle of a conversation when you've been speaking X just fine or making the claim in a language the other person is fluent in and that person obligingly switching to the other language. It's often
DasherDancerPrancerAndNixon
You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid and Donnernote or Donder and Blitzennote or Blixen. They don't.
A Christmas Trope that pops up in a number of situations. Maybe someone is Subbing for Santa or maybe they're just a Mall Santa. Maybe they're even the real but confused Santa. Maybe they're being tested on their Christmas knowlege. Or maybe they're improvising a story. Whatever the circumstances, there's one aspect of Santa Claus lore that they're being tripped up by.
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Episode 374: Episode 346 - 2022 Rockies December 20, 2022
