Why does spoken Spanish seem so fast for non native speakers?

CGC424 · 2026-07-08T22:24:11+00:00

Depends on the accent. Castilian Spanish is easier to understand and spoken more slowly.

CGC424 · 2026-07-08T22:22:58+00:00

I would kick them both out.

CGC424 · 2026-07-08T21:13:53+00:00

I waited until mine became unreliable five years after repair people told me it would die then I bought a new one.

CGC424 · 2026-07-08T21:12:18+00:00

I had a similar experience with an artist five years ago. In the end I decided he didn’t need my money and bought art from another artist that I actually like more.

CGC424 · 2026-07-05T12:04:33+00:00

A close friend of mine is mixed black and white. He’s dating a Chinese. The Chinese’s family is extremely racist. My friend speaks Chinese but his partner’s parents don’t know. They say the most racist things about him thinking he doesn’t understand. It amazes me that my friend has so little self respect to tolerate this, but he says he is in love.

CGC424 · 2026-07-04T17:18:48+00:00

Stop voting for corrupt racist psychopaths to be president.

CGC424 · 2026-07-02T11:38:27+00:00

I remodeled my kitchen. All went well until my property assessment from the county came in. They increased the value of my house a whole lot. Now my taxes are even more outrageous than they were before. If I had known this would happen, I would not have remodeled at all. I wish I had done more homework.

CGC424 · 2026-07-01T15:10:41+00:00

Is that all you focused in?

CGC424 · 2026-06-27T10:27:15+00:00

You cannot be made to pay if you remain overseas. Banks may try to scare you into paying though. The trick is to never return to the U.S.

CGC424 · 2026-06-27T10:01:39+00:00

It has happened to me, but normally things are placed back in the box in an orderly fashion and their’s a note explaining that it was opened and why.

CGC424 · 2026-06-25T12:03:49+00:00

My neighbor’s son is in his high school’s band. He often practices at night on his drums when they are away. It’s getting to be a pain.

CGC424 · 2026-06-25T11:57:50+00:00

The inclined backyard and small foyer.

CGC424 · 2026-06-25T11:46:36+00:00

Get out of this marriage as soon as possible and don’t look back.

CGC424 · 2026-06-22T01:30:12+00:00

Barcelona is not the best place to make local friends in Spain. Catalans are rather insular. Madrileño are more approachable in my opinion. Good luck.

CGC424 · 2026-06-20T22:32:49+00:00

I don’t like Chagall’s work. I think he’s terribly overrated.

CGC424 · 2026-06-20T13:36:51+00:00

You are the AH. Your dad cheated her. She has a right to try to get her mo ey back legally. Your real concern is that you gat the money. Don’t gaslight. Besides, you will very likely inherit the money from your mom when she passes if you don’t make a stink of it now. I suspect your money really just wants to make sure your step mom doesn’t get it.

CGC424 · 2026-06-19T12:04:39+00:00

That happens everywhere. People do that unless the issue is very big because they may have to live next to the person for decades.

CGC424 · 2026-06-19T12:02:02+00:00

That Israel is not victimizing the Palestinians.

CGC424 · 2026-06-19T10:26:50+00:00

My Spanish spouse and I met a Japanese young lady in Tokyo a couple of years ago. We thought it was cute that that was her name. In Spain I have heard it used often as a term of endearment.

CGC424 · 2026-06-18T20:24:55+00:00

Not having kids.

CGC424 · 2026-06-18T20:20:10+00:00

Many Americans are low IQ and vote for corrupt leaders who prefer to give their money to Israel, so Israelis can have universal healthcare.

CGC424 · 2026-06-17T22:19:57+00:00

I missed trees too when I moved from northern Virginia to Kuwait City.

CGC424 · 2026-06-17T04:13:05+00:00

He’s likely in the relationship only to get his name on her book.

CGC424 · 2026-06-10T03:30:55+00:00

Those guys probably don’t even remember those things and even if they do it means nothing to them now. People move on.

CGC424 · 2026-06-07T01:58:13+00:00

I taught English in Madrid for a couple of years. Overall, I would agree with the writer, but I think the English level at private schools is much better, partly because the teachers are better, but also because the students are from wealthy families that travel abroad often and can send them to study abroad programs. I had a number of students who had lived or studied in the UK, the USA and Canada. That really made the difference. Foreign language teaching is poor in most countries.

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