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Manuel



Joined: 08 Jul 2005
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Location: Argentina

PostPosted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 1:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I will try to learn lot of italian next year. Spanish and Italian are the languages of my great grandparents, so, speaking them has a meaning to me.
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zhoujian



Joined: 20 Nov 2004
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 6:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mr.Admiral

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By the way, zhoujian, I remind you that in order to make friends with somebody, you have to him/her.

If your question was partly concerning me: of course


Hi,Mr.Admiral

I think sex doesn't matter,communication is the key.And I am male Laughing


Hi,Manuel

I am a little bit curious about your family Smile I think most settlers were from spain,as spanish is widely used in your country,right? Please let me know more about Argentina Laughing
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Manuel



Joined: 08 Jul 2005
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 3:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Spanish is the oficial language in Argentina. But in the begginings of the XX century lots of inmigrants came to my country (European mostly, scaping from the war) so, my country is a mixture of cultures. You�ll se:
I have Italian and Irish relatives from my dad�s part, and Spanish from my mother�s. Argentina is the Southamerican country with most inmigrants. Of course i have some Argentinian native genes in my blood(It�s impossible not to think so).
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zhoujian



Joined: 20 Nov 2004
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 6:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Excellent,Manuel,so no doubt,you can encounter many different interesting culture issues which I think can make your life more colorful and special.And unfortunately,I have no such experiences. Wink
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clara



Joined: 10 Sep 2005
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 6:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi I can speak English, German, French, Hungarian, Romanian, Finnish as a beginner and I want now to learn Arabic.
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Manuel



Joined: 08 Jul 2005
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Location: Argentina

PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 1:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

zhoujian wrote:
Excellent,Manuel,so no doubt,you can encounter many different interesting culture issues which I think can make your life more colorful and special.And unfortunately,I have no such experiences. Wink


Why do you say that you don�t have that posibility?
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zhoujian



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 6:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Manuel,

Because all of my relatives are local Chinese.So our culture is monotonous. Laughing
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Deku



Joined: 18 Sep 2005
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Location: Finland

PostPosted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 2:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hmm... I know Finnish (my own language), English, Swedish, a little German and Japanese^^
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zhoujian



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 3:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

so,Deku,How long have you learned Japanese??
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nana123



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Location: Somewhere in USA, Thailand, or Japan

PostPosted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 12:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Smile I can speak 3 languages...

my friend try to teach me arabic, but it's just too tough Rolling Eyes
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Deku



Joined: 18 Sep 2005
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 10:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I started studying Japanese last Christmas :) On my own though, ts not like you have a possibility to study it in my little school >_>
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Manuel



Joined: 08 Jul 2005
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Location: Argentina

PostPosted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 2:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

zhoujian wrote:
Manuel,

Because all of my relatives are local Chinese.So our culture is monotonous. Laughing

But you have one of the most interesting cultures in the world!
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zhoujian



Joined: 20 Nov 2004
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 5:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Manuel,thank you for your kind words towards Chinese culture.
As a Chinese saying goes,"Living in happiness,but you don't even realize that." Maybe I am just that kind of person.Anyway,I am glad to learn more about culture issues and eager to encounter them.
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pannulli



Joined: 25 Sep 2005
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Location: Hawaii- U.S.A.

PostPosted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 10:59 pm    Post subject: 3 1/2 languages Reply with quote

I know: Farsi, Swedish, english, and a little spanish
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bluesapphire



Joined: 06 Sep 2005
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 2:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hello. The languages I know are English, Bahasa Malaysia (my national language), and Mandarin (although I'm not very good at it). Cool
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