EnsenadaDr
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Can't ask much more from Ensenada...
Today I was doing my last overnight shift at the clinic. I was talking to a Mexican computer repairman after my shift, because someone stole my
charger for my computer last night. There were only three other people on the shift with me, so I pretty much have it narrowed down as to who it was,
but that is a whole other story.
I mentioned my positve feelings about being so near the Mexican/American border. He is a local Ensenadense..born and raised here in Ensenada. He
speaks perfect English. And some of the native Mexicans speak perfect English, and guess how they learned? By their own testimony, watching American
cartoons. He also mentioned about living near the US. I chose to be in Ensenada because I never cared for the traffic, crime and congestion of
Tijuana. Many would feel that to be a racist remark, but here was Mexico's own child telling me the very same thing. I love the hour proximity to
the US border of Ensenada, but the city also has all the flavor and culture of true Mexico. Getting out of my house to walk on the beach 5 minutes
away, or going out my back door to the freshest seafood ever, is wonderful. And the climate? Wow...you know climate has always been my pet peeve.
When I first came to California over 20 years ago, in February, and it was 80 degrees, I knew this was the place for me. Yet I spent alot of freezing
winters and sweltering summers in Connecticut and in Miami Beach to realize Baja Sur or Imperial Valley could never be my cup of tea. So yes, I have
to say, Ensenada is my kind of town, not Chicago or New York, as Frank Sinatra once sang!!
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willardguy
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as a coincidence I learn spanish from mexican cartoons!
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EnsenadaDr
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That's pretty funny...
All I can say is, "Are you pulling my leg??" | Quote: | Originally posted by willardguy
as a coincidence I learn spanish from mexican cartoons!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by EnsenadaDr
All I can say is, "Are you pulling my leg??" | Quote: |
I'm not sure which of these translations are proper for Ensenada:
¿están tirando de mi pierna?
¿Estás jalando mi pierna?
¿tira usted mi pierna? |
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EnsenadaDr
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Bob..seriously
STOP using this translator...the verb tirar, means to throw away...so you can eliminate that one...(two of the choices below) jalar...to pull would be
the more likely choice...but in Spanish, they say, "Me estas tomando mi pelo?" which is the Spanish equivalent of are you pulling my leg, but
literally it means, are you taking my hair?? all in all, means are you joking with me?? | Quote: | Originally posted by durrelllrobert
| Quote: | Originally posted by EnsenadaDr
All I can say is, "Are you pulling my leg??" | Quote: |
I'm not sure which of these translations are proper for Ensenada:
¿están tirando de mi pierna?
¿Estás jalando mi pierna?
¿tira usted mi pierna? |
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Retireded
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I heard the same thing about learning english from American cartoons from a vendor in Ensenada last week. I'm going to start watching Mexican
cartoons while I have my morning coffee.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Retireded
I heard the same thing about learning english from American cartoons from a vendor in Ensenada last week. I'm going to start watching Mexican
cartoons while I have my morning coffee. |
Actually, I hear that quite often. I've often wondered if it's a euphemism for, " I lived in the states for a while."
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Marc
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Speak English and speak to the world. Except of course, in parts of East London.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Marc
Speak English and speak to the world. Except of course, in parts of East London. |
Ain't that the truth, I have some fishing Brits on my facebook and they are hilarious, just half of what they type I can't understand
Dave
I moved to CO and they made me buy a little rod to make it feel like a real fish
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| Quote: | Originally posted by willardguy
as a coincidence I learn spanish from mexican cartoons |
You can't learn anything after the age of 40. Though you can still have fun. Disclaimer: no estoy tomando tu pielo 
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cartoons are an excellent way to learn a language .... the grammatical structure is usually kept to the bare essentials. so, it is a great way to
learn.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by acadist
| Quote: | Originally posted by Marc
Speak English and speak to the world. Except of course, in parts of East London. |
Ain't that the truth, I have some fishing Brits on my facebook and they are hilarious, just half of what they type I can't understand
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I was sitting at the bar near Piccadilly listening to a conversation in what must have been pure c-ckney. Couldn't understand a word.
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