Our first night we went out for dinner. Cathy and I do not speak French. However MJ is able to hold a brief conversation and Jill knows a few words. Never realized how bad the language gap would be. I figured they would speak some English. Nope. Notta.
We ate at a restaurant, Kamate, just outside the resort. Dinner was excellent.
After dinner Cathy and Jill went back up to the room while MJ and I finished our drinks.
I asked MJ to get the check. He spoke to the waitress asking for the check. The waitress looked at him weird and asked him his age. He told her that he was 19, but he was asking for me because I didn’t speak French.
The bartender walks over to the table about 5 minutes later. He hands me a double shot glass. I look at MJ and asked him what did he request. He says he asked for the check. “Obviously not” was my response.
At first the smell reminded me of a single malted scotch. I’m thinking this could cost me anywhere from $8 to $30 depending on the scotch he ordered. As I tasted the drink, it was very smooth. I started to get worried that this could be a after dinner cognac and it could be more than the $30.
I drank 1/2 of the drink. MJ finished the remaining 1/2. Yes, the drinking age is 18 in Guadeloupe, so MJ could legally drink.
After we finished are surprise drink, I walked up to the bar to speak to the bartender who could speak some english. As I paid the bill, I found out that the shot MJ ordered was a $6 Jack Daniels. Whew.
We are still not 100% sure how the waitress thought we wanted a shot of Jack Daniels instead of the check, but the next day we did make sure to find out the correct way to request the bill.