Murray and I are taking language lessons and we learned something very important yesterday. If you order "a large water", you will be saying you have to poop. If you want to order a large bottle of water without betraying the status of your intestines, you say, water that is large.
The reverse word order is the key; a small difference that could determine your relationship with the waitress and any Balinese who can overhear you. But then, I believe that a good blooper is healthy for all.
In case you are wondering, we asked if there were a Balinese equivalent of "overshare" or "TMI." There isn't.
Actually, the Balinese are quite willing to help us learn the language. And they don't refrain from laughing at us as they teach us. It is such a sweet laugh that we don't mind. I may just tell the staff here at Melati cottages, where we are well-known and, dare I say loved, that I want to poop just to see what happens.
He who laughs last, poops or drinks water. And he who laughs, lasts.
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