As some of your may know, I am prone to wearing my hair in two braids a la Heidi or many 10-year-old girls. I realize the style doesn't lend itself to a great deal of sophistication, but I have never been too concerned with making other people believe I am sophisticated based on my appearance. My hair braids easily and when it's humid or windy, two braids are preferable to a head of frizz. So, I have been parading around as a little girl quite a bit this summer.
Recently, Riley and I went to the zoo with some friends. When we arrived, the babies were hungry for lunch so we sat at a cafe on the outdoor patio. When we sat down and parked the strollers, a little girl at the table next to us got very excited and began yammering to her mom in Danish. I thought it was cute that she was so thrilled to be sitting by two babies and moved on with getting settled and giving the boys snacks while my friend Daniella went in to get food. The little girl kept up her frantic chatter and finally her mom looked at me and apologized.
"I'm very sorry," she said. "It's just that she thinks you are Pipi Longstocking."
I looked down and saw now that the little girl was looking at me and my two braids with complete wonder and awe.
"Oh my goodness, I said. That is so funny. I guess not many grown women wear their hair in two braids."
The little girl's mom of course agreed that not many grown women do choose the hairstyle.
I said hi to the little girl and she blushed.
A little later I turned around in my seat to see her peaking over the back of her chair at me and then ducking to hide when I saw her. This caused me to giggle a little and her mom apologized again.
"It's just that she thinks she's just met her idol," she said.
Then they packed up and headed away from the cafe, but not before the girl said "Hi Hi Pipi!" to which I replied, "Hi Hi".
It made my day to be mistaken for Pipi Longstocking. Apparently, she's pretty popular here in Denmark. There is a whole line of Pipi toys at all the toy stores here and I am guessing there is a TV show, but I'm not certain.
Just in case you were wondering, no my braids were not sticking out on the sides, but apparently, just having two braids was enough to let my little fan know I was Pipi.
Recently, Riley and I went to the zoo with some friends. When we arrived, the babies were hungry for lunch so we sat at a cafe on the outdoor patio. When we sat down and parked the strollers, a little girl at the table next to us got very excited and began yammering to her mom in Danish. I thought it was cute that she was so thrilled to be sitting by two babies and moved on with getting settled and giving the boys snacks while my friend Daniella went in to get food. The little girl kept up her frantic chatter and finally her mom looked at me and apologized.
"I'm very sorry," she said. "It's just that she thinks you are Pipi Longstocking."
I looked down and saw now that the little girl was looking at me and my two braids with complete wonder and awe.
"Oh my goodness, I said. That is so funny. I guess not many grown women wear their hair in two braids."
The little girl's mom of course agreed that not many grown women do choose the hairstyle.
I said hi to the little girl and she blushed.
A little later I turned around in my seat to see her peaking over the back of her chair at me and then ducking to hide when I saw her. This caused me to giggle a little and her mom apologized again.
"It's just that she thinks she's just met her idol," she said.
Then they packed up and headed away from the cafe, but not before the girl said "Hi Hi Pipi!" to which I replied, "Hi Hi".
It made my day to be mistaken for Pipi Longstocking. Apparently, she's pretty popular here in Denmark. There is a whole line of Pipi toys at all the toy stores here and I am guessing there is a TV show, but I'm not certain.
Just in case you were wondering, no my braids were not sticking out on the sides, but apparently, just having two braids was enough to let my little fan know I was Pipi.
My friend's kid sleep-talks and one of the things she said was
ReplyDelete"PIPPI LANGSTRØMPER ER STÆÆÆÆÆÆÆÆRK!"
(Pipi Longstockings is stroooooooooooong!")
Heh.