"Tanz mit mir bitte?" "Nein danke."
"Tanz mit mir bitte?" "Nein danke."
"Tanz mit mir bitte?" "Nein danke."
"Tanz mit mir bitte?" "Nein danke."
"Tanz mit mir bitte?" "Ja."
...it usually took around four "nein dankes" before I would get a "ja." I'm speaking of my younger days when I was a soldier stationed in Berlin at one of the many dance clubs. Looking back I probably would have been more successful if I would not have asked for the dance but instead had been more assumptive, "Tanz mit mir bitte. (Without the ) Being an American soldier and being only 5'5" didn't help matters either (yes, in general the girls were taller in Germany than in the states). But really I can't complain. It's a beautiful city with friendly people and I was lucky to be there rather than Vietnam. Oh by the way, this is a waltz but in Berlin in the late 60's we were dancing to groups like the Rolling Stones, etc.
