Monday, September 29, 2008

the european union

One of the neat things about being a traveler here in Argentina really is meeting people from all over the world. A few weeks ago, I met this great couple who, I think, may be the symbol of the changing face of Europe. She’s from Poland, he’s from Italy, and they live and work in Ireland. Their relationship happens mostly in English because he doesn’t speak Polish and she only eeks by in Italian. But they both speak French and English and, now, Spanish. And then there was this couple from Switzerland—though he’s from the French part and she’s from the Italian part. For a while, their relationship was all in English. And then they realized that it was stupid to do their relationship in English when no one around them really speaks English. So now they speak French Mondays to Wednesdays, Italian Thursdays through Saturdays and English on Sundays (or something along those lines). I mean, I know its silly to be amazed by the multi-lingual nature of Europe, but really…incredible.

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