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Originally Posted by miguel
Me speako mucho bueno Spanish.
Una cerveza po favour!.
Does anybody knows "advanced Spanish"?.
I have spoken to people claiming to have "advanced" and even "moderate" knowledge of the language only to have them, after 1 minute, go "what, what, talk slower, I can't understand what you are saying".
I guess everybody have their own definition, until they find themselves talking with someone who truly knows Spanish.
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Miguel
Good observation. Based on that I would have to classify myself between moderate and advanced. I generally don't have a problem communicating with the locals but I have found that at times I have had problems communicating with some people and I associate it with of little or no formal education based on the fact that I don't have this proglem when I talk with people such as bank managers, lawyers, doctors, engineers in Spanish exclusively (no cheating) . It seems if I don't ask for something in the manner in which they are accustomed they do the "dominican eye squint" which is actually a good thing because it let's me know they don't understand me. I actually wonder if dominicans actually are conscious of doing it. Furthermore, a dominican friend of mine tells me that it's common for dominicans to purposely "play" amoung themselves that they don't understand in order that they feel superior. Sounds a lot like the some of the people back home in the states when it comes to furriners! Also, I have problems sometimes too if I speak or watch a lot of tv in English because I have a tendency to cut off the Spanish thinking mode.
Thanks
Chip