It's hard to flip

merceytwo says on Sep 29, 2007, 15:08:

well, lowell i wish i had that problem. i can't seem to put spanish in my memory. i took an alzheimers test and past buy two questions. i knew my name and where my keys were ha ha. its going to be alright:)

Papi de Alejo says on Sep 29, 2007, 15:35:

Funny, I understand this all too well. I studied French for 10 - 12 years and was pretty fluent. I have been learning Spanish formally for the past year and informally for a while before that. This July, I met a gentleman at El Dorado who also spoke French and we started to talk. Every sentence that I tried ended up being mostly Spanish. I can't believe that I once spoke French fairly well.

PdA

Rob77 says on Sep 29, 2007, 17:17:

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BOYCOTT CITGO - CHAVEZ SUCKS!!!

Bill Turley says on Sep 30, 2007, 06:09:

My wife is really bilingual, a native Colombiana married for nearly 20 years to a gringo. We speak mainly English at home, but she speaks Spanish with the rest of the world. She reports that she has lost words in BOTH languages.

Mr. Bill Somondoco

Lowell says on Sep 30, 2007, 07:10:

CRS = Can't remember shit! I can't rememeber if I have it or not.

Alfred E. Newman. "What. Me Worry?"

kat1 (Moderator) says on Sep 30, 2007, 07:32:

como decimos algunos, El Ingles no me entra y el español se me esta olvidando...:)))

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Miguel says on Sep 30, 2007, 07:41:

kat1, estás jodido entonces...jejeje

kat1 (Moderator) says on Sep 30, 2007, 07:56:

jeje miguelito, aja!!!

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Dan says on Sep 30, 2007, 09:20:

I've spent enough time in Colombia at one time that when i was in the US talking to friends, I would end up saying a few words in Spanish and not even realize until I saw the strange looks on my friends face..jajaja...
I also had a Dutch teacher once in High School and she said she had been speaking English for so long that she pretty much forgot how to speak Dutch. She almost has to relearn when she visits family in Europe.

God Bless America!

Desideria (Moderator) says on Sep 30, 2007, 09:30:

I had been living away from Finland for five, six years without even hearing much less speaking my native language when I suddenly got a visitor from Finland ringing my doorbell in Cali. It must've been one of the most embarrassing moments of my life: the words just refused to come out of my mouth; I thought I was using Finnish words, but I was talking Spanish, I was totally confused. These people were a Finnish family that had moved to Cali due to husband's two-year expat job in building a new extension to the local paper mill. We met often after that and became good friends and my Finnish returned too, slowly but surely, from the deepest places in my brain.

I don't flip easily either; it takes me a while to get my brain geared in the right language when speaking several in a group.

Cheers,
Desi

"I have opinions of my own, strong opinions, but I don't always agree with them."-President George W. Bush

junkyak says on Sep 30, 2007, 10:16:

How long of living in a Spanish speaking country are we talking about?

Dan says on Sep 30, 2007, 10:24:

Who

God Bless America!

Dan says on Sep 30, 2007, 10:24:

Who?

God Bless America!

Leeroy says on Sep 30, 2007, 13:25:

I am in the lucky position of speaking almost precisely a 50/50 mix between Spanish and English in my life at the moment. English at work with my classes, English with the other English-speaking teachers - and Spanish with everyone else.

While I am not forgetting English (I teach it - which makes it hard to forget) I find that some words from Spanish do not translate well. Or, rather, they do not translate easily. Thus, I might occasionally pepper my English with Spanish words when necessary. I wouldn't say I live on "Carrerra nineteen", for example (or even "road nineteen") - it just sounds silly. It's "Carrera diez y nueve" - even in the middle of an English-language conversation.

Similarly, I have been known to say

"Nah, you can just get domicilio"
"You shouldn't dar papaya"
"It's like, me da pena man, you know what I mean?"

What I have found is that Spanish "pushed out" what Indonesian I had.

john_stark says on Oct 1, 2007, 05:55:

Since I speak Spanish exclusively with my wife and only from time to time with other people, some habits have a way of butting in. When I talk to my wife, every other phase is a "mi amor". It's like frigging punctuation. I was talking to some chick at a party where everyone spoke Spanish and a "mi amor" snuck in. Damm, her eyes got big and we both chuckled about it.

LA_MONA says on Oct 1, 2007, 05:58:

That's sweet John.

Leeroy that sounds like a conversation between myself and my friends, spanglish all the way jaja

Para volar, es preciso tener resistencia. -M.Lin

john_stark says on Oct 1, 2007, 21:18:

"That's sweet John."

Yeah, she was pretty sweet in the sack too. That "mi amor" stuff works every time.

la campiña says on Oct 1, 2007, 21:22:

I Flip OUT

LA_MONA says on Oct 2, 2007, 05:13:

Jaja J_S so you have become a colombian style sweet talker huh?
That's one lucky doll you have at home.

Campiña yeah we had noticed =) just kidding!

Para volar, es preciso tener resistencia. -M.Lin

kat1 (Moderator) says on Oct 2, 2007, 05:26:

Mona i didn't know dolls speak?

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Oct 2, 2007, 05:28:

oh I know J_S have one that only says si mi amor, como quieras mi amor

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LA_MONA says on Oct 2, 2007, 05:31:

Jaja I was going to add to that but I'll refrain ;-)

He calls her "Monitiquita mi muñequita".

Para volar, es preciso tener resistencia. -M.Lin

john_stark says on Oct 2, 2007, 05:41:

How did you know? I also say "Puedo entrarte por detras?"

kat1 (Moderator) says on Oct 2, 2007, 05:42:

and she reply, no mi amor tengo dolor de cabeza jajajaj

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john_stark says on Oct 2, 2007, 05:43:

Las munecas los tienen?

kat1 (Moderator) says on Oct 2, 2007, 05:44:

i bet your does

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john_stark says on Oct 2, 2007, 05:53:

Y yo digo, "Voy a darte dolor!" Romántico, no?

LA_MONA says on Oct 2, 2007, 05:58:

Yes a real charmer, no wonder that doll is so expensive!

Para volar, es preciso tener resistencia. -M.Lin

john_stark says on Oct 2, 2007, 06:01:

Si. Monica Belluci en silicona. Que bueno!

LA_MONA says on Oct 2, 2007, 06:02:

Pues si te hace tan feliz valio la pena los $$

Para volar, es preciso tener resistencia. -M.Lin

john_stark says on Oct 2, 2007, 06:03:

El solo problema es que ellas no digan nada. Me gusta oirlas chillar como las cerditas.

kat1 (Moderator) says on Oct 2, 2007, 06:04:

nah Mona all j_S dolls are cheap replicas, for christmas all that he gets from his friends are LifeLine Puncture Patch Kits

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Oct 2, 2007, 06:06:

the only noise they make is when they have a puncture shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

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LA_MONA says on Oct 2, 2007, 06:07:

chillar como cerditas? Si yo escuchara eso estaria muy preocupada jajaja

Para volar, es preciso tener resistencia. -M.Lin

john_stark says on Oct 2, 2007, 06:07:

Quiero una vez contigo, mi vida. Cinco minutos. Quiza menos.

LA_MONA says on Oct 2, 2007, 06:07:

LOL Kat

Para volar, es preciso tener resistencia. -M.Lin

LA_MONA says on Oct 2, 2007, 06:08:

Kat he says 5 minutes with you, what a disappointment jaja

Para volar, es preciso tener resistencia. -M.Lin

kat1 (Moderator) says on Oct 2, 2007, 06:10:

nah J_S i only like real men, not kids that still play with dolls

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john_stark says on Oct 2, 2007, 06:13:

Creo cinco minutos sera suficiente. Para mi.

kat1 (Moderator) says on Oct 2, 2007, 06:14:

Mona, 5 minutes with J_S jaja that what will take him if no more to unbutton my bra ajjajaj

let him to keep playing with his belove dolls

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LA_MONA says on Oct 2, 2007, 06:15:

Kat that offer is not very tempting at all, cinco minutos? Geez at least he could lie about it.

Para volar, es preciso tener resistencia. -M.Lin

john_stark says on Oct 2, 2007, 06:18:

Me haces excitado de pensar sobre tu bra y tus interiores! Quiero tener uno de ellos sucios para oler. Podria llevarlo como un sombrero siempre para oler la aroma de tu cuerpo delicioso.

kat1 (Moderator) says on Oct 2, 2007, 06:18:

I know, 5 minutes, *yawn* how boring..... where is the magazine

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john_stark says on Oct 2, 2007, 06:20:

Continua leyendo, mi cielo, un minuto mas.....

LA_MONA says on Oct 2, 2007, 06:20:

Jajaj Kat you have a real fan here!

Guys we're hijacking this post oops.

Para volar, es preciso tener resistencia. -M.Lin

john_stark says on Oct 2, 2007, 06:22:

Ok. Puedo ir a trabajar ahora. Voy a pensar sobre tus interiores todo el dia.

kat1 (Moderator) says on Oct 2, 2007, 06:25:

opps true Mona, sorry Lowell we got lost in translation hehehe

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LA_MONA says on Oct 2, 2007, 06:26:

Kat I didn't realise JS was so fluent in spanish, all for you eh.

Para volar, es preciso tener resistencia. -M.Lin

john_stark says on Oct 2, 2007, 06:29:

Actually not really for her. My wife doesn't speak English. So if I want to get her dirty panties to smell I better ask in Spanish. Elmo and I have had an ongoing fantasy about Kat for several years now. I just hope Larry doesn't find out.

kat1 (Moderator) says on Oct 2, 2007, 06:30:

he isn't he just learnt some few words from his dolls hehehe.

the little bugger is learning quickly jajjajja

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john_stark says on Oct 2, 2007, 06:31:

And if you want to send me a pair of dirty panties, La Mona, I'd be happy to wear those on my head. Kat's just a tease.

kat1 (Moderator) says on Oct 2, 2007, 06:36:

jaja J_S
Elmo fantasize over any woman!!!

WHY MY PBH IS SO SLOW AGAIN!!!!!!
PETERRRRRR

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