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The Spanish of the Mayor of Nueva York
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tritone
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02 September 2011 at 10:04am | IP Logged

kmart wrote:

Meh, the guy was grandstanding - why not just get a competent Spanish speaker to deliver the message

His Spanish is only incompetent if you are so offended by a thick american accent, that you pretend not to understand him.

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02 September 2011 at 7:49pm | IP Logged

tritone wrote:

His Spanish is only incompetent if you are so offended by a thick american accent, that you pretend not to understand him.

I was trying my hardest to understand what he was saying and, although I did so, I have to say that it wasn't a walk in the park.

Edited by patuco on 02 September 2011 at 7:51pm
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