Well, Mexican Spanish is certainly different from Cuban Spanish. Most
Cubans speak really, really fast and run everything together. It's very
difficult to understand. I did speak Spanish there and everyone was very,
very appreciative when I did. They all told me how excellent my Spanish
is!! It is not! I could barely get by but they liked so much that I tried.
Tina
On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 12:24 PM, Charles Geilfuss <
charles.geilfuss@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Must be a cultural thing. A high school friend of mine works for the State
> Department and his second posting was to the American Interest section in
> Cuba. Shortly after his arrival he attended one of Fidel's speeches which
> went on for four hours. As a side note, my friend is very fluent in Spanish
> having studied it all through high school, undergraduate school and at the
> SD language school. His first posting was at the embassy in Mexico City for
> three years. On first meeting his Cuban counterpart, he introduced himself
> and presented his papers. The Cuban official looked him up and down and
> said "You speak Spanish like a Mexican". End of meeting.
>
> Charlie
>
> On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 12:07 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > PESO:
> >
> > The Esquina Caliente (Hot Corner) is one particular corner in Central
> Park
> > in Havana where men gather to discuss baseball. They are there all day
> and
> > get into some heated discussions. I can't imagine what they find to talk
> > about for so long and so intently!
> >
> > http://www.pbase.com/image/159319658
> >
> > This is the first photo I took of them but I have many, many more ;-)
> >
> > C&C greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Tina
> >
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