Que Raro!

[johne]

So I'm in the pro shop getting my clubs for the fourth day last week in JD. My caddie walks in and jokeingly I say in Spanish "you sleeping or caddying" The young lady at the desk cracks up laughing and says "Que Raro".
After golf I go back to my room and investigate the phrase. It's explained to me that it means "strange". OK so far-I ask so what's so "strange" about my joke and why did she laugh and say this. No explanation.
Today back in NY I ask a worker who explained like this: The girl at the desk didn't know I spoke Spanish. After dealing with her for 3 days in English I now all of a sudden come out with something in Spanish like this to the caddy and the expression frequently used is "Que Raro"

I still don't get it.

JOHN

[Chip]

She probably thought you didn't know any Spanish for whatever reason, but I'd admit it seems somewhat presumtuous of her to use this phrase with you - then again, Dominicans aren't known as being afraid to voice opinions in their own language. Ex, my wife commenting to a German friend of mine after meeting him and his very dark wife and dark newborn son - "why he looks nothing like you".

[johne]

Thanks Chip-but still not sure this is the answer.Need to get Sherlock Holmes on the case-Hey, this is BIG stuff in relation to world problems.
john

[Chris]

Originally Posted by Chip

Ex, my wife commenting to a German friend of mine after meeting him and his very dark wife and dark newborn son - "why he looks nothing like you".

Hahahaha! Thanks Chip for the laugh! Que Raro

[Norma Rosa]

Originally Posted by johne

So I'm in the pro shop getting my clubs for the fourth day last week in JD. My caddie walks in and jokeingly I say in Spanish "you sleeping or caddying" The young lady at the desk cracks up laughing and says "Que Raro".
After golf I go back to my room and investigate the phrase. It's explained to me that it means "strange". OK so far-I ask so what's so "strange" about my joke and why did she laugh and say this. No explanation.
Today back in NY I ask a worker who explained like this: The girl at the desk didn't know I spoke Spanish. After dealing with her for 3 days in English I now all of a sudden come out with something in Spanish like this to the caddy and the expression frequently used is "Que Raro"

I still don't get it.

JOHN

How did you say sleeping or caddying in Spanish?

[Chip]

Originally Posted by Norma Rosa

How did you say sleeping or caddying in Spanish?

Well being a golfer, the "caddying" part would be "estas tabajando como cadi", but wouldn't be surprised to hear it said "cadiando" as is typically done when converting an English noun or verb to a Spanish one. A good example is with the noun "visa" as used hypothetically below:

"La crema, me visaron - o que alegria, me voy pa nuevaiyol...!!!!"

[Norma Rosa]

Originally Posted by Chip

Well being a golfer, the "caddying" part would be "estas tabajando como cadi", but wouldn't be surprised to hear it said "cadiando" as is typically done when converting an English noun or verb to a Spanish one. A good example is with the noun "visa" as used hypothetically below:

"La crema, me visaron - o que alegria, me voy pa nuevaiyol...!!!!"

But I wonder how the originator said it that caused her to laugh. Maybe it was the "cadiando" part. That word is muy rara.

¿Estás durmiendo o cadiando?

Furthermore, if your pronunciation is not too clear, it might sound like ¿Estás durmiendo o cagando? ¿Cagar y dormir al mismo tiempo? ¡Qué raro!

[johne]

Originally Posted by Norma Rosa

But I wonder how the originator said it that caused her to laugh. Maybe it was the "cadiando" part. That word is muy rara.

¿Estás durmiendo o cadiando?

Furthermore, if your pronunciation is not too clear, it might sound like ¿Estás durmiendo o cagando? ¿Cagar y dormir al mismo tiempo? ¡Qué raro!

Well, I think I have to set the scene a little better. The caddy a young man of about 18-19 years old walks in at 8am. He looks very sleepy and doesn't say anything but reaches around to take my bag of clubs.I don't know the word for caddying but didn't think it important because he and I spent 3 days together using the word "caddy" and "caddying" as his work. I mearly said "Esta durmiendo o caddying?" With a tone of joking in the question.

As far as "Que raro" usage I have now spoken to three people that have said it's a very common expression.

JOHN