I tried to sign up for a new doctor today. The receptionist said that she would have to check with the doctor first to see if she could take new patients. I WANTED to say in Swedish that I understood she might be full. Unfortunately, “full” is the word for drunk in Swedish. So I think what may have come out was, “I understand that she might be drunk.” I got a quick glance but I guess I looked enough like a foreigner for the receptionist to let it go. Or maybe she thought, “Wow, how did she know that doctor is drunk all the time?”
