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DFW

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7. My path did indeed lead me there

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #6)

Wed Dec 23, 2020, 11:05 PM

Dec 2020

Having lived in Catalunya as a teenager was definitely an experience of a lifetime. France was brief, but I learned more living with a French family for six weeks than many learn in four years of college. And now, living with my German wife in Germany, has broadened my language horizons considerably—not only in German, but in Dutch, Russian and Turkish. The small bits of Kurdish and Alawite that I know were also learned here.

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This happens to me all the time here in Europe DFW Dec 2020 #1

I believe Cherlez Theron tells a story where two guys are making some sexualized comments mitch96 Dec 2020 #2

Happens to me, too, but usually negative comments DFW Dec 2020 #3

I have a good friend who speaks Italian, German, PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2020 #4

I'm not fluent in any Asian languages, wish I were DFW Dec 2020 #5

One of my huge regrets in this life is that I never had a chance to live in another country PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2020 #6

My path did indeed lead me there DFW Dec 2020 #7

i'm impressed with their listening comprehension soryang Dec 2020 #8