No Bulgarian tradesman knows a word of English. That is, unless they overhear you raising questions with your wife about their prices, quality of work or honesty, when they'll suddenly become – if not fluent, then certainly enthusiastic – English speakers. The abilities they all share, however, are coming up with excuses and applying enough pressure to make saying no practically impossible. This is when selective English can be turned to your advantage. In these kinds of situations, my wife says: ‘Well, I agree with you but my husband refuses, so you’ll have to convince him’ and they don't have any comeback.
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