Vaudoux

By David on August 17, 2004 12:09 PM | Permalink | Comments (4)

This was a good morning to feel uneducated. I walked into the cafe and saw they had a blend called Vaudoux available. I never had it before, so I decided to try a cup. Everything seemed fine until the coffee girl was ready to take my order and I blanked on the word's pronunciation.

Coffee Girl: Good morning!
Me: Good morning. Hi. Let's see, may I get a large, uh, vawdoh?
CG: ?
Me: I mean, um, vohdoh? Vowduh? Vuhdoo?
CG: ???
Me: (pointing emphatically) Dahh! That one!
CG: Ohhh, you mean voodoo.
Me: (flustered) Well, yeah, sure. I kinda said that. Approximately.

Thank goodness for my rapid recovery skills. I quickly paid the $1.60 in exact change, avoided eye contact with the all-knowledgeable coffee girl and slunk over to the cream and sugar cart.

vaudoux = voodoo

I'll definitely remember how to say that word the next time I visit. In a year or two.

4 Comments

Elkit said:

Marie, Marie, La Voodoo Veau, she'll put a spell on you ...
:-)

August 17, 2004 2:56 PM

a l said:

hey, no need to slink away. =) ppl here always have problems pronouncing strange foreign (mainly french ;)) words at restaurants or coffee places. so we mangle them cheerfully or just point.

August 17, 2004 8:05 PM

gg said:

you're funny. but you didn't say... how *was* the vaudoux? :p

August 17, 2004 10:12 PM

david said:

elkit: Great. Now I'll have that sung stuck in my head every time I have a cup. :D

a l: Pointing seemed to get the message across. I should skip the mangling and jump right to the pointing. :P

gg: The vaudoux was dark and very strong. Once I added a little cream, it was delicious. :)

August 19, 2004 5:33 PM