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there is a german family living at the international guest house. they have a small child who walks around freely. he goes where he pleases and makes friends at random.

he comes up to our room and talks to us. i don't know any german and simply respond with, 'das es gut.' i think he knows that we're just bluffing, but he plays along. sometimes he speaks to us tirelessly when his mom is around and she translates. she says he is just speaking nonsense. he says things like, 'i want to ask you a question, umm, i was thinking the other day that... well... what do you do over here when...' he fools us completely.

the other day he was in julie's room and was speaking to her quickly in german. she was agreeing with whatever he said. he became nervous and started to walk around the room. julie said she didn't really notice. she went about her work. it turns out he wet his pants and was asking for the bathroom. he asked his mother to tell julie that he didn't know where the bathroom was and just wanted to go.