Lonely lips

Last weekend I finally got to meet a friend of a friend's Thai wife. She is a new Christian and sometimes it's hard to explain spiritual things in another language and so my friend wanted me to meet her and help answer some of her questions and whatnot. The funny thing about most of the Thai people I meet here in America, is that they don't want to speak Thai with me. Either they've forgotten a lot of it, or they want to practice their English. Ben was not shy about speaking Thai with me. She would even correct me too!!! I haven't gotten that since I was in Thailand!!!! my Thai friends would always correct me so I would pronounce words more correctly, or use the correct grammar or whatnot.

So After Ben and I talked for just a few minutes, she turned to her husband and said she wants to stay with me for a few months because she misses speaking Thai so much!!!

Later on as we were talking, she told me about a saying that in english means "lonely lips." She was saying that since she's been here, she's missed speaking Thai so much that her lips feel lonely.

It was so good to speak Thai. I realized how much I am forgetting, but I was glad I could still encourage her and be a listening ear for her.