LL-L "Language use" 2005.10.02 (06) [E]

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From: Thomas Byro <greenherring at gmail.com>
Subject: LL-L "Language use" 2005.10.02 (02) [E]


Ron:

I'm afraid I inadvertently misslead you.  The girl is a native New Yorker. 
However, she was born in Chinatown to a very Chinese family.  She speaks 
English but her Chinese is limited to Cantonese.
Tom Byro

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From: Ben J. Bloomgren <Ben.Bloomgren at asu.edu>
Subject: LL-L "Language use" 2005.10.02 (02) [E]

When they were introduced, he began speaking to her in Mandarin (which he
learned in High School).  He said that she did a double take like he had
never seen before.

Tom and all, I get that many times, and I love it! I have brightened so many
days by speaking languages that the foreigners would never imagine a white
guy speaking. I got to welcome a Pakistani lady to this country with a
simple salaam. She did a double take also. It doesn't break ice. It melts it
and it boils it!
Ben

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Language use

Tom:

> I'm afraid I inadvertently misslead you.  The girl is a native New Yorker.
> However, she was born in Chinatown to a very Chinese family.  She
> speaks English but her Chinese is limited to Cantonese.

I see.  I would say that the same could very well apply, though not the 
"ticket" part.

Ben:

> It doesn't break ice. It melts it and it boils it!

Aha!  Did I detect an ear-to-ear grin there?  So *now* we know what all this 
passion about languages is all about!  ("Look! I speak your language! Aren't 
I cute? Let me first melt and then boil your ice, won't you?")  Tsk, tsk ... 
Watch out when in Scottsdale, ladies!

Utterly shocked and scandalized,
Reinhard/Ron

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