I went to a bus station in a small town, to catch a ride 40 km back to my (small) city. The buses traveling to the various other towns leave from assigned platforms/binarios which are simply three sided enclosures beside the street. I didn't know which platform was for my town/bus.... So I walked up to a but idling there to ask.
Me: Excuse me, do you speak English?
Bus Driver: zxyczxyzhl. (which I took to mean either "what?" or "no")
Me: Inglese?
BD: No, no. Italiano.
Me: (Very big eyes and big smile) OK!
BD: (big eyes, backtracking now) Oh! Oh! Un poco, un poco!
Me: Is ok. Is enough. (notice how I switch to Pidgin)
Me: Ho bisogno andare a Radom. Vado a Radom.
BD: Vai in Radom? Uno! Uno! (pointing)
Me: Grazie. Grazie mille!!
And I went to Platform 1 to wait for my bus.