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Originally Posted by KarenMarie
And it doesn't help if you were never one to be social to begin with - half the time I can't hear them because they are either mumbling or there is too much else going on - so I just stand there with a stupid smile and nod a lot because I have absolutely no idea what is being said
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I know exactly what you mean!
and it's Double Jeopardy in my case, because although most everyone where I live is bilingual, or even TRI-lingual (Spanish, English, and Kriol) when they get in groups, they address each other in the tongue most comfortable...
and I can only get about one word in five with Spanish, and one in TEN for Kriol.
so, yeah, I nod a lot, and smile, and try to look interested, and intelligent, but I haven't the gol-darnedest IDEA what they're saying... ESPECIALLY if they talk fast, or mumble, or use contractions, or slang.
