A man was going for a holiday to Acapulco, Mexico...

But since he does not speak any Spanish, he is a bit worried if he will be alright.

He talks to an old friend about his worries and the friend tells him "Don't worry! Spanish is not so hard to speak. Many words are similar to english, so if you just speak slowly enough, I'm sure they will understand."

Assured, the man goes on holiday and arrives at his hotel. He goes up to the reception desk and the clerk greets him: "Hola, senor."

The man decides to try his Spanish speaking skills and very, very slowly says "Hell-o. I. Would. Like. To. Have. A. Room. Please."

The clerk realizes the man is speaking English, but very slowly, and assumes that maybe this man is a bit slow in the head, so not wanting to embarrass him the clerk answers back, just as slowly: "Of-course. Would. You. Like. Sea. View. Or. Gar-den. View?"

"*Oh, this works great!*" thinks the man to himself and responds: "Sea. View. Please."

"Smo-ker. Or. Non. Smo-ker?" the clerks inquires.

"Non. Smo-ker." answers the man, happy with how well speaking Spanish is going.

The clerk asks "Are. You. A-me-ri-can?"

The man answers "Yes. I. Am."

The clerk tells him "Won-der-ful! I. Stud-ied. Ho-tel. Ma-nage-ment. In. Ca-li-for-ni-a. And. Learned. To. Speak. Eng-lish. There."

Realising the clerk knows English, the man then leans forward and asks: "Then. Why. Are. We. Spea-king. Spa-nish. To. Each. O-ther?"