One more life lesson...

Jan 05, 2006 01:39

Soooo just because you live in a country where the primary language is supposed to be English doesn't mean they have to post signs in English. Max and I just had our cars towed in a lot that the only posted sign about parking for residents with in sight of where we parked was in Spanish. Now this apartment complex is being torn down in a matter of ( Read more... )

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:( lordjacknife January 5 2006, 14:24:30 UTC
Yeah, that's one thing I am starting to hate more and more about Texas. But I get accused of being racist everytime I bring it up. O.o

Heh, but then again, I am taking spanish lessons next week. :/

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Re: :( stuck_in_france January 5 2006, 16:12:59 UTC
Well its not racist to expect they will have a sign in the language of the country which you are. I live in France. Therefore, I learned how to read French signs. It is just that simple.
Spanish is a good back up language to learn. Where are you taking Spanish?
~N

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Re: :( lordjacknife January 5 2006, 17:02:27 UTC
The bedford recreation center. It's conversational spanish, so we'll see. I work with some spanish plumbers so I can try it out on them.

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Re: :( stuck_in_france January 5 2006, 17:15:08 UTC
Good luck with that. I would say try a community college but to be honest (when I was actually able to speak Spanish well) I learned the most when I worked in a jail for a few years. It was almost total immersion but I would not recommend that... hehe.
~N

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