In Any Language...

A scolding is a scolding in any language. I was walking downtown San Francisco a few weeks ago. I was one of a crowd of people waiting for the light to change and a young Hispanic boy around 11 yr old started drifting out onto the street while he was waiting. His mother suddenly grabbed his arm and jerked him up on the sidewalk all the while gesturing to the street and the sidewalk speaking in very rapid Spanish. I didn't need an interpreter to understand how that conversation went!