Urgent question about RQ
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I thought about Germany and Austria -- but I remember from studying in Basel (Switzerland) that a German professor who lived half an hour away across the border could only understand about 85% of the local Swiss dialect, and always spoke formal German with his colleagues; and Basel Swiss German is closer to regular German than any other dialect. I bet that there are real and noticeable differences between Austria and Germany, but that's just a guess . . .
There are probably Spanish or Caribbean countries that are pretty close, but I don't know any details of that.
There are probably Spanish or Caribbean countries that are pretty close, but I don't know any details of that.
because they come here for health care and other reasons.It is, but that's why Corazon's here -- he likes to make fun of Americans, people of other races, interracial marriage, and Asians. For myself, I came here because I wanted to raise my son in a better place, and health care is part of that (it's part of being in a country that has a social compact); so his crack is true in that way, but I'm not ashamed of it.Dejaavu said:
On-hold,
As someone who has lived in the US and married to US citizen and educated in the US, I find it funny how a lot of people make fun of Americans or US and oftentimes it is mainly cos of inferiority complex and I have noticed that in Canada as well.
As someone who has lived in the US and married to US citizen and educated in the US, I find it funny how a lot of people make fun of Americans or US and oftentimes it is mainly cos of inferiority complex and I have noticed that in Canada as well.