[Magdalen] Homing Pigeons.

[Jay Weigel]

My German teacher said I sounded like I came from Berlin. Spanish-speaking
friends (when i could actually speak the language) claimed I sounded
Colombian. The latter is somewhat of a compliment, as Colombia is said to
have the "purest" accenti n the western hemisphere.

On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 9:08 AM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
wrote:

> When my husband and I traveled to Europe in 1971 and I spoke German,
> Austrians thought I was German, and the Germans thought I was Austrian.
>
> > On Dec 28, 2016, at 12:01 AM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 12/27/2016 9:35:32 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> > scottknitter at gmail.com writes:
> >
> > but I  could do a
> > really good native German pronunciation.  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >
> >
> > I won the prize for the best first year student in Spanish at
> UW-Madison.
> > It was all Castilion, of course since Latin American Spanish was  looked
> > down upon.  The awards ceremony at the end of the term were all  in
> > Spanish, and I was presented with two small Goya etchings.  It goes to
> > show how classy things were back in he 1950's.  In any case, I  remember
> > pretty well understanding the whole awards ceremony.  Indeed, what  a
> > year in Spain would have done, but it was not to be for a pre-medical
> > student.
> >
> > To show the genetic competition that existed for my younger brother,
> > Paul, (but not vise-versa), he won the same prize 4 years later  and
> > got 2 Goya etchings as well.
> >
> > I now live with a person whose native language is Spanish, but I  really
> > speak only words and phrases here and there......and not in  Castilion.
> >
> >
> >
> > David S.
>