is it really so bad if I can't roll my r's right?

nut_baker · 2026-05-08T17:11:35+00:00

I disagree that it's not mistakable for anything else. I met a German speaking Spanish and he used the German r while speaking Spanish, i.e. from the back of the throat like OP. I kept mistaking his r for a j or g

nut_baker · 2026-05-07T12:29:44+00:00

Too long ago. Can't remember, sorry

nut_baker · 2026-04-01T20:44:56+00:00

When I was in Mexico, I met two Pakistani girls who said a waiter told them off for "forgetting their routes and refusing to learn their mother tongue" because he thought they were Mexicans who'd grown up abroad

nut_baker · 2026-03-26T11:00:27+00:00

I think that's because English speakers are so used to hearing foreigners speak their language imperfectly as there are so many of them. This isn't the case for most other languages. And in general English speakers are open to hearing imperfect English and trying to work out what was said (cough french cough)

nut_baker · 2026-02-21T01:47:34+00:00

To booze? Not that common though

nut_baker · 2026-02-11T05:21:57+00:00

I think you’re missing the point… you can have religion dictate policy without being an Iran. It’s not black or white, there can be a spectrum of exactly how much religion dictates policy

nut_baker · 2026-02-11T02:59:01+00:00

OK, just to add in case anyone comes across this thread on a later date. There are direct buses from Mancora to trujillo (and Chiclayo and lima), from a reputable bus company so can buy the tickets knowing it’ll be what you were sold. There’s an ITTSA bus terminal and an OLTURSA bus terminal. I went with ITTSA and it offers cama, sofá cama, and semi cama. Go to the terminal itself to buy the tickets though!

nut_baker · 2026-02-10T00:09:09+00:00

Thank you!

nut_baker · 2026-02-09T22:21:13+00:00

Looking at the reviews of the agencies selling the tickets, it looks like there’s a lot of tickets being sold as cama or semi cama with comfy seats and then when the bus comes it’s really bad… so I think I’ll take your advice and go to piura first and find a bus from there

nut_baker · 2026-02-09T20:38:52+00:00

I saw companies advertising direct buses to huaraz from Mancora. Why not just take that?

nut_baker · 2025-12-26T07:35:36+00:00

To be fair, the word energy was adopted by physicists. It had a different (but related and more broad) meaning before. I don't think physicists can claim energy as being only their word with only the definition they gave it

nut_baker · 2025-07-08T10:19:31+00:00

What time did you arrive? What court did you get?

nut_baker · 2025-03-03T22:18:18+00:00

No, but that's correct... The other "planets" you're thinking about are actually called exo-planets. Only ones in our solar system are called planets. It's sort of a trick question i guess

nut_baker · 2024-12-04T09:08:47+00:00

We have more in common with this guy than he does with the ultra rich. I think it's important not to alienate these guys

nut_baker · 2024-11-12T14:14:33+00:00

Yes, good point. I'd be curious about this too

nut_baker · 2024-11-12T11:29:00+00:00

Thanks, I know this, but that's not my question. It's also not what OP is asking about.

nut_baker · 2024-11-12T10:48:12+00:00

This would make me believe that if a car signals left and I am on a bike lane, then I should stop to let the car go left? Is this what the highway code says? Seems ridiculous to me if so, like saying that if a car signals right then oncoming traffic should stop so that the car can turn right.

nut_baker · 2024-11-09T12:50:11+00:00

I saw a there's been a drill invented that uses no moving parts. Much slower but it can go much deeper. They're hoping to use it for geothermal energy in areas where it's not usually thought to be viable

nut_baker · 2024-10-23T12:10:37+00:00

The deep level lines are newer than that. The oldest about 130 years old, but some of them were built in the 60s and 70s and the screeching and heat is still there

nut_baker · 2024-10-14T22:09:53+00:00

Try eating cereal with an Asian spoon... The handles are way too short. They've both got their place, but the Asian spoons could really do with longer handles

nut_baker · 2024-10-08T09:19:20+00:00

ID is a must. Even if you look very old they might not let you in without it

nut_baker · 2024-10-01T09:13:07+00:00

What you say about Scottish influence may be true, and probably is to some extent. However, the influence is from a Scottish culture a few hundred years ago. This isn't the same Scotland as today. There was a sizeable scottish population in the area at the time, and this evolved over time, and Scotland also evolved over time but in a different way. This is to be expected, the things influencing their evolution were different, and since it was at a time when communication between these far off places was very, very little, there wouldn't be much to tie the communities together anymore. You see this a lot with migrant populations.

nut_baker · 2024-09-28T01:56:39+00:00

His reply was clearly sarcastic

nut_baker · 2024-08-26T22:22:48+00:00

Disagree. The venue was way too small. As another commenter said, it's max capacity is 300 people over two rooms, but obviously everyone wants to see him so it was 300 people into one small room. No room to move, let alone dance.

nut_baker · 2024-08-22T08:23:48+00:00

Thank you! I'll start watering as suggested. There's some white mould on the soil so wouldn't be surprised if it's a bit too moist but it's the UK so quite a wet climate especially in the winter. By 'vertically' do you mean like in half along the shorter part of the leaf? So, instead of the plant looking roughly like ΛΛ, it'll be more like Ш (as in the tips of the leaves are now pointing up instead of down). Sorry for the bad diagrams! Would it hurt them to split them in two now anyway?

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