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The difference between a schlemiel and a schlamazel

"A Schlamiel is a person who gets a job in a restaurant as a waiter and as he is carring a tray of soup bowls, he spills it on a customer. A schlamazel is the customer upon whom the soup got spilled"

Certain Yiddish words seem to convey meaning perfectly. Safire's On Language column reminded me of that.

Posted by Edward on September 17, 2007 7:05 AM |

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