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In reply to the discussion: How often do you daydream about moving elsewhere? [View all]Jilly_in_VA
(11,340 posts)but not as bad as I thought, apparently. I could probably pick it right back up if I had to use it daily. Plus there are apparently a lot of expats in Montevideo.
Funny story about Spanish---the other day I was in Walmart and there were a bunch of guys together buying groceries and speaking Spanish. They accidentally put a package of meat in my buggy and I said, "Excúsame, es el mio," at which one of them smiled and removed it and said he was sorry. As I went around the store, I bumped into them again and one of them asked me in Spanish, where something was, and I answered, in my rusty Spanish. and got a "Gracias, señora." The same thing happened a few minutes later when they were looking for the sugar. It was all pretty basic, but I felt kind of good about it, and when I bumped into them a fourth time in the checkout line they thanked me once again for the help (in Spanish). So I guess if I had to I could probably pick it up. My husband, however, does not speak any Spanish at all.