Posted by
Nee on Thursday, August 23, 2007 12:34:14 PM
Some of you have probably been going the TH blogs daily columns by "Us little peeps" and seen the one that has been written in what you thought was spanish...It is Infomix, by Christina- whom I do not know. Her blog is written in Portuguese
http://infomix.townhall.com/g/21f10c02-14b4-4ed9-ba18-103b35525ebc
In all fairness, I was annoyed to find a completely spanish blog on TH. And, I read other people's sites who were angry about the language. If you want to be here as an emigre, then it is safe to say, you are going to learn Englsih. Nobody is asking one to give up their mother tongue, but I do expect that english becomes a primary method of communication,written and verbal. It's not so tough, really. Try it.
I have learned german, dutch, french because I do travel. I know that other countries speak english as a second language, but it is a courtesy to know enough to get around so I do effectively assimilate.( I don't expect them to know english, they just do).
I did my best to read and try to get the message, but in the end, I sent it to my friend for translating. She said that it is mostly to do with a movement in Brazil called "Cansei". It's premise is that the people are rising up and saying they have had enough...just in case you are interested, you can go here:
http://www.stratfor.com/products/premium/read_article.php?id=293208&selected=Analyses
I would be much more prone to spread the word, if it were in English, Christina.