Mr. Muggles

I'm going to create a mental picture for you and then I'll explain where the heck the thought came from.


Picture being the family pet. Let's say you are a dog and your name is 'Mr. Muggles'.

Your owner, we'll call him Fred, is talking to you. He's saying, 'What a good little dog. Oh, do you know how good you are Mr. Muggles? Oh, who's the good doggie? Do you want a treat? Huh, do you? Treat?" as he mashes your head.

Your tail is wagging and all you hear is, "Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Mr. Muggles, Blah, Blah treat, Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Treat?"

The point:
I was in cycling class last night and the teacher at the front of the class room was giving instruction. I could not understand one word of what she was saying. I understood, "Begin, Faster, slower, and thanks for coming in." If I were Mr. Muggles I would be wagging my tail thinking 'treat'?

The lesson:
Here in Australia I still have to realize that I am in a foreign country and that, even here, language barriers do exist. Cheers!