Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
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Southern Charm,
Western Passion
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 15,538
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Re: Is Austria Germany?
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Originally Posted by Gnist
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Originally Posted by Marulus
When I was in Portugal ten years ago I experienced that the Portuguese (most of those I met) did not want to speak Castillian, although they all understood it and were able to speak it up to a certain degree. They preferred to be addressed in English instead.
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So it is not only the Danes then. I find it depressing. I don't give a damn if I have to spice up my Swedish with Danish to make a Dane understand, it's not like he is superior to me anyway. What I find to be really annoying is when they prefer to be citizens of the world and speak English to me |
Actually, it is not the same case. Here it is Castilians acting arrogant in front of the Portuguese, mostly.
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