What are we doing in Costa Rica?

The phone rang at the house this evening and I picked it up. I think it was a salesman of some sort. The conversation went something like this:

Me: Hello?
Spanish Speaking Gentleman: Bueno! Very Fast Spanish for about 30 seconds. 
Me: Uh… No habla Espanol.  
SSG: No habla Espanol?
Me: No, no habla Espanol. 
SSG: Rapid Spanish for another 15 seconds. 

It was clear to me that communication was unlikely. I hung up the phone. 

Zach: Who was that?
Me: Some guy. I could only catch a few words of what he said, so I told him I don’t speak Spanish.
Zach:  Actually, you told him HE didn’t speak Spanish. 

At which point I hung my head in deep, abiding shame.

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