Pyka and Spanglish Issues

[aire_sagrado]

Getting a bit tired, quite frankly, of two things. One, is the automatic Cirus show/ translator I become whenever the subject of me beeng half-english come up. Two, the fact that I'm not into staying up until 5 in the morning partying with people I mostly don't know (I'd be more okay with doing it if I actually knew more than two people), so I don'

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[filledusoleil86]

Concerning 1): I had that "problem" in Spain as well. The people from the village I lived in were absolutely thrilled that I don't only speak Spanish but three other languages as well. And I had to talk to them quite a few times in German etc., too. Sucks at times but I think this is due to the not-so-cosmopolitan nature of th Andalusians.

[aire_sagrado]

Yeah, Andalusians aren't really very cosmopolitan. Also, I guess most of the people I know out here are from a small village - and the mentality of people from villages is completely different from that of people who are used to living in large cities. Both living experiences have their advantages and disadvantages - whilst my village friends haven't really 'gotten out' much and find the most normal things odd, they've also grown up in a close-knit community where they are supported by everyone. I guess it all comes down to different viewpoints :)

[weird_fin]

Warehouse 13! :D

Yeah I don't really club...

Sorry you're feeling a bit like the freak show where you are. :(

[aire_sagrado]

Yay!!

I'd prefer not to go clubbing either, and I wouldn't go out of my way to suggest it as an activity to do with friends. But if I have to do it, I sometimes find it enjoyable, depending on who I'm with. Though after about an hour I'm wishing I was back at home with a good book in my hand or with the TV on. I just find those activities more enojoyable than dancing around for hours in a claustrophobia-inducing environment where the only fluid you can drink is alcohol :I

Thanks, I'm kind of used to it xD - it's just that this year is the first time I've had to deal with it, because people can't understand how I speak Spanish fine when I've never lived in the country, so it's a bit daunting and scary!

[sleepingwgods]

Hi, new friend!! :D *pounces*

I've had that problem as well, the bi-cultural/bi-lingual conundrum. I'm half-Greek, half-Serbian, and grew up in Greece. All my life people would just ask me to "say something in Serbian!" even if they knew nothing about it. I have a Serbian name too, which got me plenty of teasing in elementary school. I never lived there, though, and after about 8 years of not speaking the language, I've kind of forgotten it.

Now that I live in the UK the strange thing is me being Greek, and sounding American because I went to an American school and stuff (people always try to place me by my accent, and they can't because it's not from any locale, it's my own werid mix of sounds, lol). I wish they would stop doing that, because I am not defined by my accent or where I'm from. If you can understand what I'm saying, what difference does it make where my accent's from? I'm tired of having to explain myself for the way I talk ¬_¬

I don't like clubbing either. Quiet nights in are awesome! With good TV, so much the better

[aire_sagrado]

Heya! ^_^

Oh, I'm so glad you understand!! And yay, another bi-lingual person! People in England ask me to 'say something in Spanish' and people in Spain aske me to 'say something in English' - and in Spain people say 'oh, she's English' and over in England it's 'she's Spanish'. To be honest, I don't really feel like I'm English or Spanish...I find it rather confusing..

I also got the name thing - but it was more that people in England didn't know how to spell it (no matter how many times I tell them the correct spelling!)

Gah, the accent thing must be so annoying for you :( I mean, it's just the way you talk, it doesn't mean anything!

In a way, I get why others are so fascinated about it/think me lucky, so I kind of feel bad complaining at them about this, because they can't understand what it's like xD

(LOL at your icon!)

[sleepingwgods]

I feel you! I don't really feel Serbian, and while I feel I belong in Greece more than anywhere, I still don't feel very Greek either. I was hoping I'd fit in here in England but I don't, so I'm still wondering where the hell it is that I DO fit in.

Haha, the name spelling. Been there *eyeroll* My given name is Katarina, and a couple of days ago I got asked "how do you spell that" ¬_¬ I was like, "really?" :| And how difficult is it to just spell Sofia with an f, not a ph? :S

Exactly! And I get it all the freakin' time. "Your accent - where are you from?" GAHHH I didn't know the importance of accents until I moved here. I can't tell them apart at all except maybe the Scottish and Irish ones, but even there the line's fuzzy for me. Meh.

*nods* It's one of those things, if you're not it then you won't get it.

Emily Deschanel is the most expressive person ever, hehe :3