Wondering...

What kind of person would I have been if I had never left? Would I have traveled as much? Heard at least a decent opera? Would I be unable to grasp the concept of tolerance? Would I still think Venezuelans don't have an accent when they speak and that all English word end in "ation"? Would I be talking about revolution, censorship and violence instead of fullfillment, meditation, wisdom, and lets be honest, neurosis?
Wow. I guess countries and cities are like people. Some allow your best traits to come out. Others...

And yet we still think he's a bafoon

Chávez says he's not planning to "control the Internet," just to make sure that those who use it "do so responsibly." Hum! REad full article here.

I finally found out my true identity

Homeless pointing at Lily: You, hey, you, Jewish crap. Yes, I'm talking to you Italian trash. I know, of course I know. You are a f_ Irish! Iriiiishhhhhh.

Random conversations #10

—At the PooL Art Show, NY, March 2010. It must have been my English... I'm sure the conversation could not have been this... this... deep?
Journalist: So, tell me about your art.
Artist: How can you ask me about art? There are wars going on.
Journalist: Yes. But we are at an art show. This is your exhibit actually.
Artist: But do we have to talk about it when they are children loosing their limbs in bombings.
Journalist: Well, I sort of work for an art jounal.
Artist: Painting versus bombs. What do you think is more powerful. Is my art blowing you away? Are you losing any limbs? Because. Children. Are. Loosing. Their Limbs.
Journalist: So why are you here?
Artist: I doesn't matter. War matters. Bomb matter. Loosing. Limbs. Matters.
Journalist: So why don't you create art based on that? All your pieces are made from fashion magazine.
Artist: Fashion? Do you want to talk about fashion? You may have all your limbs but you certainly have no heart. Fashion!

Are we eally that stupid

Spending money in study like this one to research the obvious? Or is just the pathetic 6th grade level journalism that makes it sound like I'm part of a society of retards.

Haiti... Tahiti... it all sounds the same

For thos who don't understand Spanish, this news items talks about how Rumania sent their humanitaria relief efforts to Tahiti instead of Haiti. According to one of their ministers, "Haiti, Maiti, Tahiti... they all sound the same."
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Did you believe it? No. Just kidding. The news was written in the Rumanian version of The Onion and Spanish TV picked up (still can't figure out if they really believe it was real).

It took me 25 years and an earthquake...

...to realize 6 of my highschool companions where the sons of Chilean in exile. Si I guess I wasn't the only one not feeling at home all those years. They all went back. Hum!

Snow!

I always complain that it doesn't snow enough in New York. I will shut up from now on. I barely was able to get the dog out of a pile of snow that reached over my knees. And they're another 24 hours to go. Wow.

USA vs. Venezuela

—Sent by e-mail by my friend A.D.
Americans declare: "We have Barack Obama, Stevie Wonder, Bob Hope and Johnny Cash"
Venezuelans reply: "We have Hugo Chavez, no wonder, no hope, and no cash."

I'm going to Panama, Colombia

Hotel reservations guy: How may I help you?
Lily: I need to make a reservation for your hotel in Panama City, Panama.
Hotel reservations guy: In what state is that located?
Lily: No, no, it's not in the United States. It's in Panama. A whole other country. And Panama City is Panama's capital city.
Hotel reservations guy: Oh, right, and that is in Colombia, right?

If this guys knew the historical background of what he just said he would die of shame... twice!

Text confussion

What happens when people who speak English as a third language try to communicate via text with native speakers. For reference, this happened the day of the snow blizzard in NY.
Native Spk: Hi. Bet you are off work today. Do you have lexis nexis access I could borrow? Stay warm.
Lily: Hi darling. They just let me go. No lexis nexis for shallow ad copywrtiers. Sorry.
Native Spk: Dios mio! And of course I just hired someone. Will u be ok?
Lily: hahaha no, sorry, my English, they let me go for the day bc of the snow storm. Thanks though!
Will these things ever stop to happen? Come on, I've been living in the US for over 15 years!

Fishman was scary...

...But how did Chinchilla beat him with THIS!