¿En qué sitio habéis encontrado a gente más simpática, o más antipática?

[Caballero]

Did anyone speak English to you when you were in Japan?

[SpaTeach14]

Originally Posted by Caballero

Did anyone speak English to you when you were in Japan?

Yes, there were a number of people that spoke English. I lived in Yokosuka for three and a half years and many people there speak English because it is a Navy city. There are a lot of people in Tokyo, as well, that speak English, or Engrish, as they would say.

But for the most part they do not. They will repeat themselves numerous times in Japanese and try to figure some way of letting you know what they are trying to get across.

I learned a little while I was there, but because I was on a ship out there I was there for six months, would leave for six months, and come back throughout my three and a half years there. So I learned enough to get by. Great language.

[irmamar]

I said London, but I must say that the most bad-mannered people I've found has been in Paris (in towns they are polite and pleasant, in a general way). I've been thrice in Paris, and I've met pleasant Parisian people, but as a rule, when you ask somebody to go somewhere, they usually answer: "là!" (there!) . I don't know if that is because I am Spanish and they throw our tomatoes from our lorries or why, but I've found the most rude people in Paris. I didn't said this before because surely my mind had forgotten it, since we forget inexplicable things. Pero que quede constancia.

[poli]

Paris tiene esa reputación aunque en las veces que visité esa cuidad encontré gente simpática, pero como el dicho en inglés dice where there's smoke there's fire. No hablo francés pero siempre encontré alguien que sabía hablar inglés o español. Aunque muchos américanos creen que los franceses les odian, no creo que es la verdad. Conozco un matrimonio americano que vive allí y los dos están contentos.

Por cine y tele, Europa conoce a EEUU más que EEUU conoce a Europa.

[Luna Azul]

A los franceses no les gusta que les hablen en inglés. Sienten animosidad por los ingleses.

Yo cuando he estado en París, o en Francia en general, trato de hablar en mi limitado francés y la gente inmediatamente cambia su ceño fruncido por una sonrisa.

"Pon amor donde no hay amor y encontrarás amor"

[pinosilano]

Sympathy/Antipathy
We don't see things as they are. We see them as we are.

[chileno]

Originally Posted by irmamar

I said London, but I must say that the most bad-mannered people I've found has been in Paris (in towns they are polite and pleasant, in a general way). I've been thrice in Paris, and I've met pleasant Parisian people, but as a rule, when you ask somebody to go somewhere, they usually answer: "là!" (there!) . I don't know if that is because I am Spanish and they throw our tomatoes from our lorries or why, but I've found the most rude people in Paris. I didn't said this before because surely my mind had forgotten it, since we forget inexplicable things. Pero que quede constancia.

Well, you have to take in account that Spain, England (UK or whatever...) and France have been rivals for centuries and they have always sought the support of a second in this trio to sink the third, one way or another. Our languages have strong roots in Latin and they have their grammar bouts too. So it is not surprising that some people tend to show animosity just because of nationality. Fortunately, nowadays younger generations seem to be more integrative that our ancestors.

Originally Posted by pinosilano

Sympathy/Antipathy
We don't see things as they are. We see them as we are.

Usually but in scenarios like i just described or for instance take Bolivia and Chile, I was flabbergasted when I watched on TV that a Bolivian teacher taught in his class that we Chileans are thieves and we deserved no less than death.

Yes, we had a war and we won, with that we claimed land. I don't know the details of this but because of it some Bolivians will clench their teeth at the mention that one is Chilean. The great minority though.

[pinosilano]

Originally Posted by chileno

Usually but in scenarios like i just described or for instance take Bolivia and Chile, I was flabbergasted when I watched on TV that a Bolivian teacher taught in his class that we Chileans are thieves and we deserved no less than death.

Precisamente:
We don't see things as they are = Una guerra perdida. La realidad.
We see them as we are = Derrotados. Sentimiento.

Como habrás notado también yo soy chileno y tengo como testigos de mi matrimonio una pareja boliviana.

Buena semana.

[chileno]

Originally Posted by pinosilano

Precisamente:
We don't see things as they are = Una guerra perdida. La realidad.
We see them as we are = Derrotados. Sentimiento.

Como habrás notado también yo soy chileno y tengo como testigos de mi matrimonio una pareja boliviana.

Buena semana.

No lo veo así como tú. Pero realmente espero que no pienses que estoy en contra de los bolivianos.

Por casualidad tu esposa no se llama Daniela?

[pinosilano]

No lo veo así como tú.
Pero realmente espero que no pienses que estoy en contra de los bolivianos.nada de lo leido me ha hecho pensar algo asi

Por casualidad tu esposa no se llama Daniela?