What did you just say?

In my last transfer as a missionary I had a hilarious experience with my companion. His name is Elder Sutherland and he only had 3 months of being in Argentina. Surprisingly, his Spanish was pretty good for only having 3 months in the mission field and he was well ahead of the other incoming Elders. But as you will see from this story he clearly had more to learn. We had just finished a delicious lunch with a member family and we wanted to go and get some dessert afterward. So we went to this bakery where they have facturas which are like really good cinnamon rolls. So the guy working there asks us where we are from and some other questions. And then he asks my companion, "So which girls do you think are more attractive. The girls from the United States or the girls here in Argentina?" My companion then paused for a few seconds and looked as if he was in deep thought. I waited apprehensively for his response. He then says with a calm and normal look on his face, "I like them both." I couldn't believe what I had just heard. The man laughed and said, "Well of course you do. They are both woman right?" Honestly, I was stunned. We left the bakery and I turned to my companion and said, "Elder! How could you say that? You are a missionary! You can't say things like that!" With a confused look on his face he said, "Why not? All that I said is that I like both the United Stated and Argentina. What's wrong with that?" Then it all made sense. He clearly didn't understand the question. I then told him what the man had really said and I had never seen his face go so red. He was so embarrassed. I couldn't stop laughing about this for about a week! I still laugh about it today. We really left a great impression as missionaries that day! Missions are very hard but there are also tons of funny things that happen. It's a fun time and a life changing experience.