Domo Arigatou April Robotou

It is a known fact that I adore the Asparagus Roll and the Miso soup at I Love Sushi. It may not be known that I attempt to speak Japanese when I am there. Not alot of Japanese, just a "Hello, how are you?" and "Thank you." I guess I am under the assumption that it is pleasant and respectful to attempt to speak to people in their own language when possible. And considering the staff is always speaking Japanese to one another, I didn't think they'd mind at all. Tonight though, it sort of backfired on me. I've been in there so often using my "Konnichi wa" , "Arigatou" and even "Ni" when the waitress asked me how many rolls I wanted. Thank goodness I didn't want more than seven, because that's as far as I go with numbers before really having to rack my brain. Anyhow, as I am leaving I say my "thanks" and suddenly the man behind the counter starts rattling off something and I had not a clue what it was. It sounded like he said "Murasaki" which I think is Japanese for purple and I was rocking the purple scarf Jennie knitted me last year. But I really can't be sure. The point is I felt like a complete tool, because I just said "Arigatou" again and left. The lesson here is: know more than a handful of phrases before speaking to anyone in their native language...especially if you want to go back for Aspargus Rolls next week.