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I want to live in a country... (Original Post)
CousinIT
10 hrs ago
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greatauntoftriplets
(178,708 posts)1. I wonder if many of the same people will attend an opera...
that's sung in Italian, French, or German and never pitch a fit.
canetoad
(20,421 posts)5. At a guess
Not many of them. Fat ladies singing in foreign languages.....?
LisaM
(29,548 posts)7. Funny anecdote.
I read a complaint in a Facebook newspaper post that the halftime show was performed "in Latin"!
It took a lot of self-control not to respond, but it also told me that the person likely didn't watch the show and just showed up with false outrage.
canetoad
(20,421 posts)8. You're better than I am
I don't know how you resisted.
LisaM
(29,548 posts)9. I know. I even had Pope Leo jokes ready.
Pretty sure that would have flown over his head.
doc03
(38,943 posts)2. Mexico has the largest Spanish speaking population than any country. The USA is number 2,
even more than in Spain. That is according to Micangolo Senuorelli today.
Clouds Passing
(7,512 posts)3. There are more of us sane ones, but the pedo protectors are way louder.
wendyb-NC
(4,639 posts)4. Exactly
Thank you, CousinIT, for posting that quote.
NNadir
(37,557 posts)6. This post earns a DU heart from me.
Wounded Bear
(64,010 posts)10. Can't argue with that...nt

