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Old September 06, 2008, 10:20 AM
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In Spanish we usually say torero for bullfighter. But in English you can also say matador.
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When I was a little girl, my grandfather would take me to "las corridas de toros" whenever I went to visit them in Mexico. I don't know why he would take me, I usually ended up crying or very upset because of the "mean Zorro".......

Thinking back, I did find El Zorro (Antonio Banderas) to be quite handsome he is no Pierce but ahhhhhh they each have their own qualities! Maybe I wasn't so little......hmmmmm

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Old September 07, 2008, 01:57 PM
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Maybe the black bull, and the muleta?
Clever thinking. Thanks.
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Why black and red?
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I have no idea.
Then I don't have to worry, because it was you who originally said it, wasn't it? But I guess we all make that kind of subconscious associations. At least I do.
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Even though Spanish people associate themselves with red and yellow, much of the world associates Spain with red and black. I think it has something to do with posters of Flamenco dancers--the man dressed in black and the woman dressed in red with black lace. I don't think people realize that women Flamenco dancers often use many different colors even polka dots, and that Flamenco is often danced solo. Men usually wear black. The world associates Spain with Andalucia.
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Old September 08, 2008, 06:24 AM
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Even though Spanish people associate themselves with red and yellow, much of the world associates Spain with red and black. I think it has something to do with posters of Flamenco dancers--the man dressed in black and the woman dressed in red with black lace. I don't think people realize that women Flamenco dancers often use many different colors even polka dots, and that Flamenco is often danced solo. Men usually wear black. The world associates Spain with Andalucia.
Thanks, Poli. What you say it quite true.
In Britain nowadays they tend to associate Spain with Benidorm and other seaside resorts, even some of the 'classier' ones in the North, because for them it's quite easy to cross over by ferry.
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I've thought about it and I think of red and black because I envision a matador wearing black pants with embroidery up the side of each leg, a black hat, black shoes, and he's waving a red cape....or whatever it is they wave. That thingy. Yeah, we'll call it a thingy until someone corrects me.
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Ahora, pienso de telenovela en español. Yo vigilo a aprender. Estan muy dramático.
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I've thought about it and I think of red and black because I envision a matador wearing black pants with embroidery up the side of each leg, a black hat, black shoes, and he's waving a red cape....or whatever it is they wave. That thingy. Yeah, we'll call it a thingy until someone corrects me.
Rather than use thingy try capote
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Ahora pienso en las telenovelas españolas. Yo las veo para aprender (el español). Son muy dramáticas.
Nunca las veo yo, pero hay otros programas que sí me gustan.
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Nunca las veo yo, pero hay otros programas que sí me gustan.
¿Qué ves en español, Rusty? No creo que conozca nada, a a no ser que sea de los 70, pero a lo mejor me suenan los nombres. ¿Ves noticias? ¿Algún canal especial?
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¿Qué ves en español, Rusty? No creo que conozca nada, a a no ser que sea de los 70, pero a lo mejor me suenan los nombres. ¿Ves noticias? ¿Algún canal especial?
La verdad es que no veo casi nada en español. De vez en cuando veo un corto en internet (más que nada vídeos musicales). Recibimos algunos canales en español pero no suelo mirar tele. Veo películas con subtítulos en español, porque no me gustan las 'filmies' dobladas.
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La verdad es que no veo casi nada en español. De vez en cuando veo un corto en internet (más que nada vídeos musicales). Recibimos algunos canales en español pero no suelo mirar tele. Veo películas con subtítulos en español, porque no me gustan las 'filmies' dobladas.
En España decimos ver la tele.
A mí, ya lo sabes, tampoco me gustan las 'filmies' dobladas.Las que ves con subtítulos en español son españolas, latinoamericanas o de tu tierra? (lo siento, pero la interrogación del principio me da mucha pereza )
Dentro de un ratito me voy a 'inyectar' otro episodio de 'Without a Trace'
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"Spain is hot sun on white stones." I love that. It's from Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys.
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En España decimos ver la tele. Gracias.
A mí, ya lo sabes, tampoco me gustan las 'filmies' dobladas.Las que ves con subtítulos en español son españolas, latinoamericanas o de tu tierra? (lo siento, pero la interrogación del principio me da mucha pereza )
Dentro de un ratito me voy a 'inyectar' otro episodio de 'Without a Trace'
Por lo general, veo las películas hechas en Inglaterra y en EEUU. A mí me gusta 'Without a Trace' también (y CSI), pero no las veo muy a menudo. Y nunca pongo subtítulos cuando veo la tele.
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Oops - I think that went to the wrong thread. Apologies.
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I have searched on the internet for some Spanish television shows to watch but I can’t find anything more than short clips on YouTube. I used to have HBO Latino, but not anymore. I should subscribe to HBO again.

He buscado en línea por algún programas en españpol a veo pero no peudo encontrar nada más que fragmentos cortos en YouTube. Tenía HBO Latino, pero nunca más. Pienso que deba subscribirse a HBO otra vez.
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I have searched on the internet for some Spanish television shows to watch but I can’t find anything more than short clips on YouTube. I used to have HBO Latino, but not anymore. I should subscribe to HBO again.

He buscado en línea por algún programas en españpol a veo pero no peudo encontrar nada más que fragmentos cortos en YouTube. Tenía HBO Latino, pero nunca más. Pienso que deba subscribirse a HBO otra vez.
Prueba la página de televisión española, creo que es muy buena y tiene vídeos de las noticias. No sé exactamente cómo se llama, pero prueba algo como TVE y yo creo que lo encontrarás. Si no lo consigues dímelo y me entero de la página exacta. Y ahora si que me voy a ver la tele de verdad, porque me engancho aquí y no arranco... Si no me 'veis' en unos días es porque estaré corrigiendo otra vez.
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Televsion cable ofrece un paquete en español que incluye TVE internacional, Antena 3, Caracol, Sur, un canal argentino, CNN en español, discovery en español(lleno de comerciales,cine latino(sin comerciales), y un canal muy interestanteocumentales.
No sé si todas las empresas de cable lo ofrece, pero donde vivo es disponible, y no es muy caro.
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