tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313481328555887161.post4065768587018352406..comments2023-06-23T16:59:01.205+03:00Comments on love to [pitesti]: back in romanialandsarawrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13452412121624532463noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313481328555887161.post-52892913015045925372011-11-29T16:29:24.630+02:002011-11-29T16:29:24.630+02:00well, to be fair i doubt very seriously she meant ...well, to be fair i doubt very seriously she meant it that way. and she's only half american anyway. besides, it was me speaking romanian which means it doesn't sound like romanian when it's spoken properly by an actual romanian. each language has it's own sound though. example, spanish sounds like gunfire or morse code to me and there's a whole linguistic explanation as to why. i wonder if it's because the sounds are further back in my mouth when i speak romanian than when i speak english, and the sound we make when we imitate a turkey is also farther back in the mouth, closer to the throat. not because it sounds like a real turkey. just like english is so r-heavy (not r like you guys have it, but the one in american english) it sounds to me kind of like some kind of electronic whirring when we talk. hope that clarifies... it was just an offhand comment on the sounds, not intended by anyone to offend.sarawrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13452412121624532463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313481328555887161.post-86377599324580220642011-11-29T16:10:09.387+02:002011-11-29T16:10:09.387+02:00Regarding the last paragraph - nothing like good o...Regarding the last paragraph - nothing like good ol' all-American condescension, right ?Daniel Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00531214208251061249noreply@blogger.com