Good to Know

• Never Trust Anyone

  When I decided to rent an apartment for the first time in Canada, I did not think somebody would possibly enter my apartment when I was not there. I spoke to a Frenchwoman who came driving her truck to show me the apartment. Eventually, after she asked me many questions, we agreed to sign the lease. I wanted to change the apartment keys, but she told me we do not do that here in Canada. In the afternoon of that day, I moved all my belongings and started organizing them little by little. Everything was normal until I noticed that something was not right in my apartment. Somebody had painted one of my shoe soles, and my family pictures were taken out of the suitcase and now were on the top of the computer desk. I couldn't figure out who did that, and for sure I never expected my landlord to possibly do that. One Monday morning I stayed home because I was badly sick; suddenly I heard someone in the kitchen. When I got out of bed to see who it was, I was shocked. With my own eyes, I caught the landlord in the act of painting my tablecloth. Immediately, I asked her to leave my apartment. She did not say a word, and I did not ask her any other question. The good news was that the next day, I was able to rent somewhere else. I learned my lesson about blindly trusting others, and since then I have installed a camera inside my apartment to monitor my personal belongings when I am outside.
  
  If this happened to you, what would you do?
  

• Another excerpt from the movie: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

  -Hey, buddy, will you stake fellow American to a meal?
  
  -I won’t give you a red cent. If you want to make some money, I’ll give you a job.
  
  -Eh! What’s the catch?
  
  -There’s no catch. I gotta a job for you if you want to. It’s hard work but good pay. Have you ever rig a camp?
  
  -Sure.
  
  -Well, the ferry is making off. One of my men hasn’t showed up. I don’t know what’s happening to him, he’s probably filthy and drunk in some dive.
  
  -What’s the pay?
  
  -$8 bucks American a day. Well, don’t you just stand there? Make up your mind the ferry doesn’t wait.
  
  -I’m your man.
  
  -Come on.

• The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

  -Hey Mister! Will you stake fellow American to a meal? (stake means support)
  
  -Such impudence never came my way. Early this afternoon I gave you money and when I was having my shoes polished, I gave you more money. Why you put the bite on me again. Do me a favor, will you? Go occasionally to somebody else it is the beginning to get tiresome.
  
  -Ah! Excuse me mister, I did not know it was you. I never looked at your face, I just looked at your hand and the money you gave me. I beg pardon, Mister. I promise I will never put the bite on you again.
  
  -This is the very last you get from me. Just to make sure you don’t forget your promise, here is another PESO.
  
  -Thanks, Mister. Thanks!
  
  -But from now on, you have to make your way to life without my assistance.

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