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Ok. Good now that you know why I want whore spaghetti let me tell you how much I also enjoyed this review of Spanish. Specifically the end where I'm trying to wrap my head around the impossibly large number used to quantify how much better Spanish speaking soccer commentators are.
"Easily the most useful language you can learn on the planet. There are 400 million native speakers and 500 million total speakers of Spanish in the world, second only to Chinese. By speaking Spanish, you can own Central and South America as well as Spain (aka the world's biggest non-stop party).
If you have any intention of pursuing medicine, learning Spanish is de rigueur in the US. You will have patients who simply don't speak English, and asking them "Where does it hurt?" slower and louder ain't gonna get you nowhere. It's also super-easy, especially if you already know another Romance language. So learn freakin' Spanish. I picked it up in med school, and it has been indispensable -- especially since people in hispanohablante countries tend not to speak any English. Order dinner in Costa Rica? Check. Direct the cab in Barcelona? Check. Bonus: you can listen to the Spanish-language soccer commentators on TV, which are approximately 5.8 quadrillion times better than their English-language counterparts."
"I freakin' love Italian. The pronunciation and grammar are super-straightforward, so you'll learn it faster than almost any other language. It's super-useful for music (allegretto ma non troppo), food (how delightful it is to know that spaghetti alla puttanesca means spaghetti in the style of a whore?) and figuring out the gazillion Latinate words in English. Also, Italians are super-friendly, and if you speak Italian to them, they will freakin' love you."
I'm hoping we can be friends
I think we have a lot in common! Twilight is like, my favorite book ever. Edward is so hot. And by hot I mean cold. Very, very cold and sparkly just like I like 'em.
I've never been to Italy but I love pasta. How was it there??
Hi~^^ , I'm Seonyoung. Nice to meet you~
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