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Bajahowodd
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Then you could just imagine how daunting it would be to try and learn a language not based on the Latin/ Roman alphabet.
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Querrás decir "no tiene ingle", fenómeno que les hará interesantes... este... ciertas actividades. 
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Uh-oh, my Spanish is worse than I thought. I couldn't make sense out of that even after running it through a translator 
low lattitude attitude
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alafrontera
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OK, thanks for clearing that up with the edit  I'll try harder next time 
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arrowhead
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| Quote: | Originally posted by alafrontera
Mi novia es mexicana y no tiene engles, makes for some interesting "converstaions" |
Los novios hablan con sus ojos..y ciertos otras organos.
No soy por ni contra apatía.
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arrowhead
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
Here, the people are too gracious to even correct my slaughtered Spanish.
So...if you don't know how to say something, say it anyway. The Mexican mind will figure it out. |
That's true. Mexicans are very gracious and understanding with foreigners who try to speak Spanish. They are far less tolerant with Mexican-Americans
(e.g. Chicanos born and raised in the US) whose Spanglish they consider extremely low-class. They call them "pochos" (rotten).
No soy por ni contra apatía.
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arrowhead
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| Quote: | Originally posted by k-rico
Come on, fill us in, what do they call them?
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Jeezus, won't Diana tell you anything?
No soy por ni contra apatía.
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grace59
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| Quote: | Originally posted by arrowhead
| Quote: | Originally posted by alafrontera
Mi novia es mexicana y no tiene engles, makes for some interesting "converstaions" |
Los novios hablan con sus ojos..y ciertos otras organos.
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Como es romantico, pero un poco travieso tambien. 
Whenever I hear that rainy, chill wind blow. I think it may be time to head for Mexico. Tengo que obedecer mi corazon!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by lencho
| Quote: | Originally posted by alafrontera
Mi novia es mexicana y no tiene engles |
Querrás decir "no tiene ingle", fenómeno que les hará interesantes... este... ciertas actividades.
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An oldie:
Tourist seeking directions asks Mexican peasant, "Do you speak English?"
Peasant whips out machete and angrily replies, "Tu que picas mis engles y yo que corto los tuyos!"
All my childhood I wanted to be older. Now I\'m older and this chitn sucks.
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Frank
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| Quote: | Originally posted by arrowhead
| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
Here, the people are too gracious to even correct my slaughtered Spanish.
So...if you don't know how to say something, say it anyway. The Mexican mind will figure it out. |
That's true. Mexicans are very gracious and understanding with foreigners who try to speak Spanish. They are far less tolerant with Mexican-Americans
(e.g. Chicanos born and raised in the US) whose Spanglish they consider extremely low-class. They call them "pochos" (rotten).
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I look like Im Mexican and always have to tell them Hawaiiano, lo siento. My Spanish is a work in progress.
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woody with a view
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| Quote: | Originally posted by arrowhead
| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
Here, the people are too gracious to even correct my slaughtered Spanish.
So...if you don't know how to say something, say it anyway. The Mexican mind will figure it out. |
That's true. Mexicans are very gracious and understanding with foreigners who try to speak Spanish. They are far less tolerant with Mexican-Americans
(e.g. Chicanos born and raised in the US) whose Spanglish they consider extremely low-class. They call them "pochos" (rotten).
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and that's funny. most other latin american countries think mexicans speak crappy spanish.....
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Bajahowodd
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It's mostly because Mexicans are more scatalogical in their speech. Mucho mas chingas.
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Von
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Nada, not your business man!
READY SET.....................
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Bajahowodd
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I'm not a businessman!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by arrowhead
They call them "pochos" (rotten). |
They also call them, "Men without a country" for their practice of coming into Mexico waving Mexican flags and professing their blood relationship and
deep love for their "Tierra" while turning their backs on what they really are, North Americans.
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