Guessing the Nationality
Aug 31st 2008, 8:05 am
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Guessing the Nationality
Does anyone else play this game? Most areas of Spain attract people from all over Europe and I cant help trying to guess where they are from before I hear the language.
Not sure if it's dress sense, skin tone, or a mixture of the two that defines a person - but I am quite good at this.
Not sure if it's dress sense, skin tone, or a mixture of the two that defines a person - but I am quite good at this.
Aug 31st 2008, 8:16 am
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Does anyone else play this game? Most areas of Spain attract people from all over Europe and I cant help trying to guess where they are from before I hear the language.
Not sure if it's dress sense, skin tone, or a mixture of the two that defines a person - but I am quite good at this.
Not sure if it's dress sense, skin tone, or a mixture of the two that defines a person - but I am quite good at this.
look at these, I bet anyone can guess where they're from
Aug 31st 2008, 8:19 am
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Aug 31st 2008, 8:26 am
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I think I told you I speak to them in the shops in spanish & quite often get replied to in German - although it's happening a lot less
I love it when the girls speak spainish to someone they don't know - the look on their faces when this faultless spanish accent comes out
Jess has started to do this in Valenciano now, too - she says just to wind them up cos they think she won't understand them
so where's this lady from then?
Aug 31st 2008, 8:27 am
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Re: Guessing the Nationality
quite often for germans!!
I think I told you I speak to them in the shops in spanish & quite often get replied to in German - although it's happening a lot less
I love it when the girls speak spainish to someone they don't know - the look on their faces when this faultless spanish accent comes out
Jess has started to do this in Valenciano now, too - she says just to wind them up cos they think she won't understand them
so where's this lady from then?
I think I told you I speak to them in the shops in spanish & quite often get replied to in German - although it's happening a lot less
I love it when the girls speak spainish to someone they don't know - the look on their faces when this faultless spanish accent comes out
Jess has started to do this in Valenciano now, too - she says just to wind them up cos they think she won't understand them
so where's this lady from then?
Aug 31st 2008, 8:28 am
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Aug 31st 2008, 8:29 am
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Aug 31st 2008, 8:30 am
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quite often for germans!!
I think I told you I speak to them in the shops in spanish & quite often get replied to in German - although it's happening a lot less
I love it when the girls speak spainish to someone they don't know - the look on their faces when this faultless spanish accent comes out
Jess has started to do this in Valenciano now, too - she says just to wind them up cos they think she won't understand them
so where's this lady from then?
I think I told you I speak to them in the shops in spanish & quite often get replied to in German - although it's happening a lot less
I love it when the girls speak spainish to someone they don't know - the look on their faces when this faultless spanish accent comes out
Jess has started to do this in Valenciano now, too - she says just to wind them up cos they think she won't understand them
so where's this lady from then?
THe photo - she could be Spanish, more likely Italian.
Aug 31st 2008, 8:32 am
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Re: Guessing the Nationality
jess has even moved to the valenciano line at school (her choice) from when she starts at the instituto in 2 weeks
smaller classes & less 'foreigners'!
the lady - nope & nope
smaller classes & less 'foreigners'!
the lady - nope & nope
Aug 31st 2008, 8:34 am
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Russian.
Aug 31st 2008, 8:38 am
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Aug 31st 2008, 8:39 am
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