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Re: OT - Politically Correct --------

Ok I found it.

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"Earle Horton" <nurse-nospam-busters@msn.com> escribió en el mensaje
news:434a9c11$1_3@alt.athenanews.com...
> Wow. That sounds more like the Spanish that is spoken in your country.
> There is something definitely queer about pronouncing "cena" as "thena".
> Or
> at least risible. I think that you know what I mean.
>
> This is a Jeep newsgroup. Maybe we should take this to alt.racism, or
> some
> other place.
>
> Earle
>
> "Fidelio" <Fidelio@correofalso.net> wrote in message
> news:did64r$db7$3@caladan.landsraad.net...
>> Great. While in the New World... I though it was called Third World, at
>> least to the south of El Paso.... anyway while in the New World double
> check
>> the meaning of "funny" in English.
>>
>> And you are free to stay at Frijolandia forever.
>>
>> Hmmm anyway since I think you are not going to check it let me show you
> the
>> meaning (look at the meaning number 1, which happens to be the one I was
>> using):
>>
>> funny
>> A adjective
>> 1 curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular
>>
>> beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious
>> hybrid
>> accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas
>> about
>> war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves";
> "something
>> definitely queer about this town"; "wh
>>
>> 2 amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risible
>>
>> arousing or provoking laughter; "an amusing film with a steady
>> stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a
>> comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a
>> very funny writer"; "it would have been laughab
>>
>> 3 fishy, funny, queer, shady, suspect, suspicious
>>
>> not as expected; "there was something fishy about the accident";
>> "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady
>> deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior"
>>
>> 4 funny
>>
>> experiencing odd bodily sensations; "told the doctor about the
>> funny sensations in her chest"
>>
>>
>> Greatings,
>> Fidelio
>>
>> "Earle Horton" <nurse-nospam-busters@msn.com> escribió en el mensaje
>> news:434787a8$1_2@alt.athenanews.com...
>> > Why should I care? I am going home in five months, and already I miss
> the
>> > New World, and the Spanish accent that sounds so funny, that you cannot
>> > follow it. There is a Burger King here too.
>> >
>> > Earle
>> >
>> > "Fidelio" <Fidelio@correofalso.net> wrote in message
>> > news:di59um$6p4$1@caladan.landsraad.net...
>> >> Hmmm Vitoria? Ask the "batasunos" to blow that McDonald... they know
> how
>> > to
>> >> do it.
>> >>
>> >> "Earle Horton" <nurse-nospam-busters@msn.com> escribió en el mensaje
>> >> news:434537d8$1_2@alt.athenanews.com...
>> >> > Those are United States television stations that I mentioned. They
>> >> > have
>> >> > ads
>> >> > in Spanish, touring "Inglés sin barreras" as the painless way to "la
>> > vida
>> >> > mejor". There are ads like this in Spain too. I laugh when I see
>> >> > them.
>> >> > If
>> >> > this is true, why am I learning Spanish?
>> >> >
>> >> > The houses in the United States are no longer made of wood, except
> for
>> >> > those
>> >> > bought by the very rich. They are made of cardboard and styrofoam
> now.
>> > I
>> >> > am not pulling your leg.
>> >> >
>> >> > I must insist, that the Spanish spoken in the new world, which is
> like
>> > the
>> >> > Spanish of Andalucía, has a greater acceptance, world wide, than the
>> >> > Castillian version. I can understand both.
>> >> >
>> >> > I am in Vitoria-Gasteiz, and there is a MacDonald's right around the
>> >> > corner,
>> >> > en la Calle Dato. If more of them are built, it will strain your
>> >> > socialist
>> >> > health care system, perhaps to the point of breaking it. And it
>> >> > will
>> > mean
>> >> > the end of your attractive but underfed women.
>> >> >
>> >> > Earle
>> >> >
>> >> > "Fidelio" <Fidelio@correofalso.net> wrote in message
>> >> > news:di2m6r$7jm$1@caladan.landsraad.net...
>> >> >> Why Spaniards are not traveling? Let me explain that to you... we
>> >> >> allow
>> >> >> Poland to enter into the Union just to stop being the poorest
> country
>> > in
>> >> > the
>> >> >> EU. That easy. Now that Poland is starting to improve their
> situation
>> > we
>> >> > are
>> >> >> planning to allow Turkey to go into the Union.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> In Spain we don't watch South American TVs. Basically since ASTRA
>> >> >> or
>> >> >> HISPASAT which are the two satellite systems found in southern
> Europe
>> >> > don't
>> >> >> send the signal of those channels. I think Galavision is on ASTRA
> but
>> > for
>> >> > us
>> >> >> the South Americans accent sound so funny that we can not really
>> >> >> follow
>> >> > what
>> >> >> they are saying. Is something like Portuguese and Brasilian both
>> >> >> are
>> >> >> suppouse to be the same language but the find the way to speak it
> very
>> >> >> strange each other.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Now related the Euro and Dollar. When I was in the States I found
> that
>> >> >> housing is more cheap there than in Europe but those wooden made
>> >> >> houses
>> >> > you
>> >> >> have in the cities are not found in Europe (not even in Spain where
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> weather is goog enough). So building a home in Europe is much more
>> >> > expensive
>> >> >> that in the States.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Another important diference are cars. An european car like BMW or
> Audi
>> > or
>> >> >> Mercedes cost double in Germany or Spain than in the States. The
>> >> >> reason
>> >> > for
>> >> >> that could be that european makers must fight with the prices of
> local
>> >> >> makers like Ford or GM. I think again that making a car in the
> States
>> > is
>> >> >> much cheaper that in Europe due to the social facilities the
>> >> >> workers
>> >> >> in
>> >> >> Europe have.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Just imagine, I pay on taxes by the end of the year or taken
> directly
>> >> >> from
>> >> >> my salary about 35%, so if the company pays to me around 48000
>> >> >> Euros
> a
>> >> > year
>> >> >> "Hacienda" (our IRS) gets for the state about 16800 Euros (57908
>> >> >> dollars -
>> >> >> 20267 dollars, what www.xe.com said). And Spain is not the worst
>> > country
>> >> > in
>> >> >> EU related to taxes. In France and Germany I could pay for the same
>> >> >> salary
>> >> >> about a 45% on taxes. And in northern Europe like Sweden, Norway or
>> >> > Finland
>> >> >> they pay as much as 65%.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Is this meant that the average european has less money in his
>> >> >> pocket
>> > that
>> >> >> the average american? Not really. All the european contries has
>> > National
>> >> >> Health System which has great health assistance. I have no other
>> >> >> health
>> >> >> system than the owned by the state. I could but I don't need it.
>> >> >> And
>> > all
>> >> >> european countries has a Social Security System which pays to you
>> >> >> about
>> >> >> 65%-90% of your salary when you are ill for a long time or when you
>> > raise
>> >> > 65
>> >> >> years old and you stop working for a salary (I don't remember the
>> > english
>> >> >> word... retirement?... don't know). So... if you take an american
>> > salary
>> >> > and
>> >> >> you add the health insurance and a retirement plan and many other
>> >> > facilities
>> >> >> that the average european pays with the taxes may be the diference
> is
>> > not
>> >> >> too much. May be with a person from Spain yes but not with a
>> >> >> German.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Which system is the best? I don't make any choice on that. I hate
>> > paying
>> >> >> taxes but when I saw how much an american pay for being in a
> hospital
>> >> >> I
>> >> >> think it over.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Related to Mr. Bean - Zapatero. I must insist... Guantanamo is the
>> >> > solution.
>> >> >> He is good friend of Chavez and Castro so... you have there the
> reason
>> > to
>> >> >> take it into jail. ;-)
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Fidelio
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Earle Horton" <nurse-nospam-busters@msn.com> escribió en el
>> >> >> mensaje
>> >> >> news:43440c73$1_3@alt.athenanews.com...
>> >> >> > Yeah, my first day in Spain they told me, "Los dólares no tienen
>> >> >> > valor",
>> >> >> > but
>> >> >> > they took my credit card OK. Don't be put off by "Doug" or his
> ilk.
>> >> >> > There
>> >> >> > are people like him everywhere. We get lots of French, German,
> and
>> >> >> > English
>> >> >> > tourists where I live, <www.silvertoncolorado.com>, but not that
>> >> >> > many
>> >> >> > Spaniards. We wonder where they are. Some people think, that
> they
>> > may
>> >> > be
>> >> >> > stand-offish and unwilling to go places, where their language is
> not
>> >> >> > spoken.
>> >> >> > The Mexicans and Central Americans are not so picky. In fact, if
>> >> >> > you
>> >> >> > watched the advertisements on Telemundo, Univision, or hTV, you
>> >> >> > would
>> >> > form
>> >> >> > the opinion, that all they care about, is learning English. It
>> >> >> > is
>> > the
>> >> >> > ticket to "la vida mejor", as one ad says. On the other hand,
> lots
>> > of
>> >> >> > Anglos in my country are learning Spanish too.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > I am not too worried about the Euro situation. I'll bet that I
> can
>> > buy
>> >> > a
>> >> >> > lot more with a dollar in the U.S., than you can buy with a Euro
> in
>> >> > Spain.
>> >> >> > The latinos that come into my country, legally or not, seem to
> like
>> >> >> > dollars
>> >> >> > too. I am not an expert on economics, but I suspect that the
>> >> >> > Euro
>> > may
>> >> > be
>> >> >> > over-valued.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > The Mr. Bean comment cracks me up. Your previous president had a
>> >> >> > lot
>> >> > more
>> >> >> > dress sense and better taylors, although I didn't care too much
> for
>> > his
>> >> >> > politics.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Earle
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > "Fidelio" <Fidelio@correofalso.net> wrote in message
>> >> >> > news:di00o4$628$4@caladan.landsraad.net...
>> >> >> >> Hmmm Great news. I was thinking on visiting the States but my
>> > english
>> >> > is
>> >> >> >> soooo bad that I took the desicion of not going. But your note
>> >> >> >> helps
>> >> >> >> me
>> >> >> >> to
>> >> >> >> decide where in the States to go.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Funny thing is that nowadays if you know english and spanish you
>> >> >> >> can
>> >> >> > travel
>> >> >> >> all around the world. Some years ago you could travel only with
>> >> >> >> english
>> >> >> > but
>> >> >> >> the times are changing. Is like the dollar. Few years ago every
>> > single
>> >> >> > time
>> >> >> >> I traveled outside Europe I carried US Dollars that are accepted
>> >> >> >> all
>> >> >> > around
>> >> >> >> the world. Now I travel only with UE Euros... That is something
> for
>> >> >> >> you
>> >> >> >> to
>> >> >> >> worry about... not the ------ of "hispanos" population.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Best Regards,
>> >> >> >> Fidelio
>> >> >> >> from Spain (UE)
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> "Doug" <pigdos@nospam.com> escribió en el mensaje
>> >> >> >> news:_Nw0f.1434$xD7.1251@newssvr29.news.prodigy.ne t...
>> >> >> >> > At least whole sections of Britain aren't
>> >> >> >> > speaking/reading/writing
>> >> >> > Spanish
>> >> >> >> > now. I've seen cities in Southern California where all the
>> >> >> >> > billboards
>> >> >> > are
>> >> >> >> > in Spanish. I've seen cities in Southern California where
>> > libraries
>> >> > no
>> >> >> >> > longer have the name libraries, they're now called
>> >> >> >> > bibliotecas.
>> >> > Imagine
>> >> >> >> > public libraries that don't have signs calling them libraries
>> >> > anymore.
>> >> >> >> > Insane. Do hispanics still get affirmative action in the USA?
> Too
>> >> >> >> > bad
>> >> > I
>> >> >> >> > don't get any affirmative action in any latino countries...
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > --
>> >> >> >> > there is no .sig
>> >> >> >> > "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
>> >> >> >> > news:mZq0f.121355$G8.107975@text.news.blueyonder.c o.uk...
>> >> >> >> >> no, just legal aliens committing crimes and ending up in
>> >> > jail/prison.
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> Dave Milne, Scotland
>> >> >> >> >> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> "Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
>> >> >> >> >> news:aeb8$43420337$d8449845$23577@FUSE.NET...
>> >> >> >> >>> Have you got a problem there with illegal aliens committing
>> > crimes
>> >> >> >> >>> and
>> >> >> >> >>> ending up in jail/prison?
>> >> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >> >>> --
>> >> >> >> >>> Billy_Ray@SPAM.fuse.net (remove SPAM)
>> >> >> >> >>> 2002 Jeep WJ 4 Liter Automatic
>> >> >> >> >>> Sharing is why we are all here....... or should be.
>> >> >> >> >>> .
>> >> >> >> >>> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
>> >> >> >> >>> news:JTl0f.121295$G8.68978@text.news.blueyonder.co .uk...
>> >> >> >> >>> >
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/w...re/4305798.stm
>> >> >> >> >>> >
>> >> >> >> >>> > Apparently, prison officers having an English flag on a
>> > tie-pin
>> >> >> > given
>> >> >> >> >>> > as
>> >> >> >> >> a
>> >> >> >> >>> > result of a donation to a cancer charity, is to be banned
> in
>> >> >> > Wakefield
>> >> >> >> >> as
>> >> >> >> >>> > "It could be misinterpreted as a racist symbol". The Chief
>> >> >> >> >>> > inspector
>> >> >> >> >>> > for
>> >> >> >> >>> > prisons, Anne Owens, said they were also "a cause for
>> > concern".
>> >> >> >> >>> >
>> >> >> >> >>> > Un-f*king*-believable.
>> >> >> >> >>> >
>> >> >> >> >>> > Dave Milne, Scotland
>> >> >> >> >>> > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
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