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[embryomystic]

Henry Rollins hates your music.

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[starshapedworld]

but i love Henry Rollins. I've seen him talk twice and i met him once.I would fuck him no questions asked. He would just have to say "I want to fuck you" and I would drop everything and do what he says.

[hobbitbabe]

I've never seen or met him in person. But otherwise, pretty much.

[ellelelle]

just a question: how did you come to speak gaeilge when you live in canada?

[embryomystic]

I first started learning Irish in 2002, when I was in high school, from Aralt Mac Giolla Chainnigh. After that, I attended weekly night classes (also taught by Aralt) for a few years, on and off, and I've gone to Immersion Weekends in Kingston and Immersion Weeks through Cumann na Gaeltachta (lately on the Gaeltacht Bhuan Mheiriceá Thuaidh). There are actually a fair number of learners in Canada and the States. Why do you ask?

[ellelelle]

I guess because I am impressed! The language is definitely in decline over here.. I never imagined that some people would be picking it up and keeping it alive so much farther afield!

Fair play.

[embryomystic]

Well, I'm glad, then. I get mixed reactions from Irish people. I've met a few who have told me they think people should just let the language die. With the implication, of course, that I... shouldn't be learning it? But why?

There are some pretty obnoxious people in the diaspora, mind, and I gather that Irish people living abroad run into them sometimes, and they get all stupid and moralistic about how Irish people 'should' speak the language, even if it's not the language of their upbringing, isn't a part of their cultural identity. I think it's fine if Irish people have no interest, personally. You shouldn't be 'obligated' to speak a language if you really don't want to. But there are those who like to speak it, against all expectation. I know a few people who I default to Irish with, even though we have other languages in common.