An Asian woman who was married to an American man struggled to communicate in English when shopping. On one occasion when trying to buy a leg of mutton, she lifted her skirt to show her thighs to the butcher, and he understood. The next day when she needed chicken breasts, she unbuttoned her blouse to show her breasts, and again the butcher understood. The third day when she needed sausages, she brought her husband to translate for her.