Interview 1 · Your Appointment Day
She said NO to the oath?
Transcript
Rafa: Mom, relax. You walk in, get comfy in the chair, and chat. Like in the kitchen.
Officer: Please remain standing. Please raise your right hand.
Officer: Do you swear or affirm that everything you say today will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
Lupe: No! … No, no, no.
Rafa: … You told her you WON'T tell the truth?
Grandpa: Rewind.
Grandpa: On your appointment day, arrive early. First you go through a metal detector, like at the airport.
Grandpa: In the waiting room, pay attention: your name may sound funny. Just raise your hand: Yes, that's me.
Grandpa: Then the officer gives orders. Please follow me. Have a seat: sit down. Not before.
Grandpa: Remain standing: stay on your feet. Raise your right hand. The right one.
Grandpa: And the oath: Do you swear or affirm… that you will tell the truth. The answer is: Yes, I do.
Grandpa: Swear or affirm, it's the same promise. If you don't understand, ask them to repeat. But never say no out of nerves.
Grandpa: Okay, like at the interview. Guada… loopy… Hernández?
Rafa: Here!
Grandpa: Rafa! You're not Guadalupe. Lupe?
Lupe: Yes, that's me.
Grandpa: Good. Please raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm that everything you say today will be the truth?
Lupe: Yes, I do.
Rafa: So when do I get to sit?
Grandpa: When they say have a seat, kiddo. And get your feet off the table.
Lupe: Your turn, mijo: What did you just promise?
Rafa: Mmm… I promised to tell the truth?
Grandpa: That's it, kiddo. But with your right hand, not your left.
Lupe: My tenth stamp in the passport!
Grandpa: Ten out of twenty, Lupe. Halfway there.
Grandpa: Now, your ear. Listen to the officer, answer out loud… then repeat after me.
Officer: Guadalupe Hernández?
Grandpa: Yes, that's me. YES, THATS MEE.
Officer: How are you today?
Grandpa: I'm fine, thank you. And you? ime FINE, THANK-yoo. and YOO?
Officer: Did you wait long?
Grandpa: No, not too long. About twenty minutes. uh-BOWT TWEN-tee MIN-its.
Officer: Do you swear or affirm that everything you say today will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
Grandpa: Yes, I do.
Officer: You can put your hand down. Please have a seat.
Grandpa: Thank you. THANK-yoo.
Officer: What did you just promise?
Grandpa: I promised to tell the truth. eye PROM-ist tuh TELL thuh TROOTH.
Lupe: Right hand, yes, I do, and I sit when they tell me!
Grandpa: That's it, Lupe. Say them out loud every day.
Rafa: Okay, okay… the interview is not like the kitchen. Got it.