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Ebon 12-22-2010 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Arwen (Post 251138)
I love you.

Please don't sing.:|
You're right!! I should save it for the party. :D

Gemme 12-22-2010 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Diva (Post 251118)
YEA!
Congratulations!
When do You begin?
(f)
I go in tomorrow for my "official job offer" and then I should start next Monday!

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Originally Posted by Organicbutch (Post 251427)
You're right!! I should save it for the party. :D
:|

Diva 12-22-2010 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Gemme (Post 251488)
I go in tomorrow for my "official job offer" and then I should start next Monday!



:|


I'm so happy and proud for you!! What a very nice Christmas gift! (f)

Gemme 12-22-2010 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Diva (Post 251489)
I'm so happy and proud for you!! What a very nice Christmas gift! (f)
And a great way to start the New Year!

canmarielan 12-22-2010 11:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Gemme (Post 251494)
And a great way to start the New Year!
What job did you get honey bunny?

Gemme 12-23-2010 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by canmarielan (Post 251627)
What job did you get honey bunny?
I'll be working at a storage facility. I think the Universe is telling me my days of working in offices is over, unfortunately. But I'll still have a lot of customer interaction, improve my Spanish, and be able to play wi....er, I mean, drive the golf cart.

*grin*

lipstixgal 12-23-2010 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Gemme (Post 251852)
I'll be working at a storage facility. I think the Universe is telling me my days of working in offices is over, unfortunately. But I'll still have a lot of customer interaction, improve my Spanish, and be able to play wi....er, I mean, drive the golf cart.

*grin*
Do you need Spanish in Austin?? I think I need to take a Spanish course because we have a lot of hispanics here in NJ!! But congrats on the job!! SEems like economy is coming back around I'm glad..I hope you like it.

Gemme 12-23-2010 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by lipstixgal (Post 251856)
Do you need Spanish in Austin?? I think I need to take a Spanish course because we have a lot of hispanics here in NJ!! But congrats on the job!! SEems like economy is coming back around I'm glad..I hope you like it.
You should at least understand, if not speak, Spanish in Texas. It's that next door to Mexico thing and makes communication so much easier.

Diva 12-23-2010 09:40 PM
I speak/understand minimal Spanish and seem to do ok....thankfully, at the hospital, we have translators. And my yardguys teach me all the naughty words I need to lead a fulfilling life. :eyebat:

Gemme 12-23-2010 09:52 PM
It depends on where you are and what you're doing I suppose. Once I'm fully trained, I'll be working by myself and half our clientele speaks Spanish, so it behooves me to learn it, otherwise it could lead to misunderstandings or lost business.

Diva 12-23-2010 10:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Gemme (Post 252069)
It depends on where you are and what you're doing I suppose. Once I'm fully trained, I'll be working by myself and half our clientele speaks Spanish, so it behooves me to learn it, otherwise it could lead to misunderstandings or lost business.
I'm not saying it's a bad thing to know Spanish....for the very reasons you stated.

But knowing Spanish is not a prerequiste for living in Texas, that's all.

Gemme 12-23-2010 10:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Diva (Post 252077)
I'm not saying it's a bad thing to know Spanish....for the very reasons you stated.

But knowing Spanish is not a prerequiste for living in Texas, that's all.
Thank goodness, or I wouldn't be here! :)

Diva 12-23-2010 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Gemme (Post 252079)
Thank goodness, or I wouldn't be here! :)
Me, neither! lol

little man 12-24-2010 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Gemme (Post 252069)
It depends on where you are and what you're doing I suppose. Once I'm fully trained, I'll be working by myself and half our clientele speaks Spanish, so it behooves me to learn it, otherwise it could lead to misunderstandings or lost business.
a guy i used to work with recommended using rosetta stone language courses. he said it was very easy and didn't take long at all. i believe he used it for russian, chinese and aramaic languages.

lipstixgal 12-24-2010 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by little man (Post 252257)
a guy i used to work with recommended using rosetta stone language courses. he said it was very easy and didn't take long at all. i believe he used it for russian, chinese and aramaic languages.
Really? You need spanish in Northern NJ too we have a large hispanic population..

Arwen 12-24-2010 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by lipstixgal (Post 251856)
Do you need Spanish in Austin?? I think I need to take a Spanish course because we have a lot of hispanics here in NJ!! But congrats on the job!! SEems like economy is coming back around I'm glad..I hope you like it.
Why would it be unusual to need to know Spanish is Texas? Many of us call it Tejas. :) Mexico is our southern border. Our heritage is better for their influence. Similarly in my home state of Louisiana--the Spanish held it before the French took over. In fact, you can tell who won by what they call the moss hanging from the trees.

The Spanish called it Frenchman's Beard but the French tagged it Spanish Moss.

I love the cultural diversity our lovely melting pot of a country has, don't you?

little man 12-24-2010 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by lipstixgal (Post 252258)
Really? You need spanish in Northern NJ too we have a large hispanic population..
i think spanish should be required as a second language here. it will give a good base for italian and french, as well.

i found a large hispanic population when i lived out east, in the mid-atlantic and even in the midwest (which also has a sizable bosnian population).

it seems to me that the folks who immigrate to the US are one up on the rest of us here....they speak two languages (at minimum) to our one. i can't understand why we (americans) are so arrogant to say "you're in america, you need to speak english". i have to wonder how many of those folks travel abroad and manage to master the native language of the places they visit.

good on you, gemme, for recognizing the need for more than standard american to sharpen your work skills...not to mention broadening your entire world.

Gemme 12-24-2010 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by little man (Post 252257)
a guy i used to work with recommended using rosetta stone language courses. he said it was very easy and didn't take long at all. i believe he used it for russian, chinese and aramaic languages.
I plan to, if I can find it on CL or secondhand. It's mondo expensive brand new. :)

little man 12-24-2010 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Gemme (Post 252349)
I plan to, if I can find it on CL or secondhand. It's mondo expensive brand new. :)
if you find it, let me know...i'd be willing to go half with you...my world needs to be bigger, too.

Arwen 12-24-2010 11:41 PM
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Originally Posted by little man (Post 252410)
if you find it, let me know...i'd be willing to go half with you...my world needs to be bigger, too.

You know what? :) I'd be a happy third on that (and go last in the rotation as well). I used to speak Spanish as a little girl and would love to again.


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