Wife and Mommy » how I wonder http://www.wifeandmommy.com Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:12:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Husband’s QOTD http://www.wifeandmommy.com/the-husbands-qotd/ http://www.wifeandmommy.com/the-husbands-qotd/#comments Sun, 20 Jun 2010 01:19:12 +0000 Wife and Mommy http://www.wifeandmommy.com/?p=1336 The Husband loves to talk.  Really LOVES to talk.

Often Sometimes, it’s just easier for me to tune him out than to sift through all the words he is putting out there for me to hear.

:)

But tonight, he asked me a question that sparked a good discussion:

If the Internet became pay-per-use, what five websites would you be willing to pay to view?

Now let us assume that you don’t have some type of Everything Plan…and that paying per website was somewhat spendy, so you must select your five carefully.

Which five would you choose?

]]> http://www.wifeandmommy.com/the-husbands-qotd/feed/ 1 A different language http://www.wifeandmommy.com/a-different-language/ http://www.wifeandmommy.com/a-different-language/#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:02:58 +0000 Wife and Mommy http://www.wifeandmommy.com/?p=1011 questionmarkThe Husband speaks Spanish fluently…and he looks nothing like a native speaker.  Well, I suppose he could pass for a northern Spaniard, but he doesn’t speak that dialect.  In any case, the DC area has many native speakers of Spanish, mostly from South and Central America.  I get a kick when The Husband surprises them by busting out his excellent Spanish to them.  They don’t normally suspect that a big blond blue-eyed guy understands and can converse with them easily.  Now mind you:  The Husband does not randomly speak Spanish to any native speaker.  Normally he’ll only use it if there is some confusion , like at a restaurant, and it is clear the person needs some clarification.  He’s trying to be helpful by speaking in Spanish.

Here’s what I don’t get:  most of the time, he will not get responses in Spanish.  Native speakers mostly look surprised and will speak English back to him.  The Husband might continue to speak in Spanish, but will only get responses in English.  I can’t figure this one out.  Why won’t they converse in Spanish with him?  Has he somehow offended them by speaking in Spanish?

Wish I knew.  I do know that when I lived overseas and would venture out into the city to shop, I was grateful when people attempted to speak English with me, even if it was extremely broken.

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