
Frank would write a message in English, then run it through Google Translate to produce a new text in Danish conversely, she would write a message in Danish, then let Google Translate anglicize it. However, to my surprise, during the evening’s chitchat it emerged that the two friends habitually exchanged emails using Google Translate. As for his friend, her English was fluent, as is standard for Scandinavians.

I knew Frank spoke Danish well, because his mother was Danish, and he had lived in Denmark as a child. One Sunday, at one of our weekly salsa sessions, my friend Frank brought along a Danish guest.
