Heather

California

My brother and I accompanied my parents to Kaiau, HI on vacation. It would have been our first vacation with our parents while we were adults. We were staying in the Poipu Beach area of the island. My brother is a cool guy & hip musician. We ran into a vendor that sold drums and other musical instruments. The guy was a local, and my brother started chatting him up about his band and the fact that he played the conga drums. He was playing it very cool until the vendor asked where we were staying. My brother said "oh we're staying at Poo-poo-ee." My brother mentioned "Poo-poo-ee" several times in the conversation. The problem is that Poipu Beach is pronounced "Poy-poo", not "Poo-poo-ee". My parents and I chuckled as the vendor held back laughter. When we got back to the car, we started razzing him as we headed to the condo. We noticed that the condo's address was on Pee Street. My brothers mispronunciation combined with the realization that we were staying on Pee Street lead to a trip full of funny toilet humor. IT really felt like we were kids again. A goofy memory I will always cherish.