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denme una oportunidad

11Jul06

¡¡Uyyyy!!! ¡No entiendo por qué la gente no cree que pueda hablar español! Me están volviendo loca. Ok ok, miren la siguiente situación:
Me estoy comunicando con alguien que no sabe que soy estadounidense. Estamos hablando español. Me imagino que he cometido algunos errores, pero no son lo bastante graves para que el tipo se dé […]

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Get a bucket!!!

10Jul06

I think I might vomit…

Spanish McDonald’s ad prompts talk of a boycott
This attitude shocks and truly disgusts me. I cannot fathom how someone can think it right to call for a boycott of a restaurant simply because it chooses to extend its advertising to non-English speaking markets.
This intolerance again highlights why I cannot wait to […]

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