sekhetq
- Age: 33
- Traveler Type: Writer-wanderer
- Originally from: Kingston, Jamaica
- Currently in: Kingston, Jamaica
What is the most unusual word that you have ever heard?
“’patati patata’ – technically two words but it means ‘etc’ – i heard it in france constantly out of the mouth of a malagasy girl”
Greetings, Salutations and Comments
Thu Oct 11, 2007
hi there! how are you? still teaching kids? =)
Wed Aug 29, 2007
I’m glad you’re okay! Hang in there…
Fri Jun 1, 2007
Yeah, reading about other people’s experiences and cultures surely help make us become more tolerating of things that we are not exposed to..
We usually underestimate the capability of children to understand things, but i guess their innocence makes them open-minded. I once lived with a family of three, and their only kid didn’t understand or speak any language other than English. The family just moved in to another province, and even the parents had to learn a new dialect. What I found amazing was that this little girl, who only spoke and understood English, would play with the next door neighbor, who only spoke and understood the local dialect! They could communicate somehow, and they got along well. Just amazing—if only adults would take time&effort to understand one another like that!
Mon May 21, 2007
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