Wo ting bu dong

I had a group meeting for my CRM class today. It's an all-female group. This is going to be a nightmare. Anyway, I think the girls get frustrated speaking in English because they always revert to Chinese. At one point, their entire discussion was in Chinese, so I just sat there (as usual) and stared off into space. When they were done, one girl turned to me and asked if I understand Chinese. They were so shocked by my response...and then they didn't fill me in on what they said. Awesome.

I think my last name is deceiving. I know: Tai gui le. Bu yao. Shang. Ni hao. Xie xie. Neige. Zheige. I can count to 4. I know how to write "floor" and "exit" only because I see exit signs everywhere, and I stare at the Chinese characters for "floor" in the elevator. *sigh* I suck.