Hi Everyone,
THE SCENE:
Time –early Saturday morning.
Location – Cheapside (Barbados Vendors) Market in Bridgetown
Place – at the stall run by a Guyanese.
Produce on sale – vegetables and herbs.
Major item on display for sale – a bucket full of fresh Italian flat leaf parsley.
The vendor and I are chatting about breadfruit. A Guyanese woman walks up (it is important to indicate her nationality in order for you to understand her requests) and says, “Gimme some of the celery you got there.”
The vendor patiently explains to her that it is not celery but rather, Italian parsley.