How much did you know about your SO's country BEFORE meeting him/her?

[bora bora 1]

Here's a funny thing... I thought I KNEW that Spanish were the same as Mexican's, right?? wrong!! LOL I have come to find out they are VERY different, even language, is not exactly the same. Spaniards are European and Mexicans have more of a south american influence. I never realized there was much of a difference. I sure am glad to know that difference (namely Marcos)! (wink wink)

Uh hum... Mexico is in NORTH America and actually isn't influenced from South America since it's so far away from the continent. IMHO, Mexico has it's own rich culture, food, Spanish accent, music, art, entertainment - QUITE unique from any other Latin American country.

Muito obrigada brother bora You are wise.

SISTER bora

I'm an Anthropologist and an ESL teacher, so those kind of things bother me...

I hate it when people ask me if my husband speaks Spanish, or even worse Brazilian

[Chica Yeyé 41]

Here's a funny thing... I thought I KNEW that Spanish were the same as Mexican's, right?? wrong!! LOL I have come to find out they are VERY different, even language, is not exactly the same. Spaniards are European and Mexicans have more of a south american influence. I never realized there was much of a difference. I sure am glad to know that difference (namely Marcos)! (wink wink)

Uh hum... Mexico is in NORTH America and actually isn't influenced from South America since it's so far away from the continent. IMHO, Mexico has it's own rich culture, food, Spanish accent, music, art, entertainment - QUITE unique from any other Latin American country.

Muito obrigada brother bora You are wise.

SISTER bora

I'm an Anthropologist and an ESL teacher, so those kind of things bother me...

I hate it when people ask me if my husband speaks Spanish, or even worse Brazilian

Cr@p. Sister, sister, sister......

I dated this dude ONCE. My bff's were on their way to Universidade Estadual de Campinas.... and during the bye bye party, this moron says: "SO, DO YOU SPEAK BRAZILIAN ALREADY??" :blink: Needless to say, I ran out of the party in shame, and never saw the dude again.

[pedroh 21]

I knew the stereotypical basics.

[Ms. Squirrel 11]

Yeah yeah, you laugh!! What did you know about the country I live in?

[Savanphil 3]

I didn't know much about his country, except the stuff I see on commercials, and heard in the news. It strange because most of the stuff I thought I knew turned out to be rumors.

[bora bora 1]

I knew quite a bit about Brazil before I met my husband. I had visited Brazil twice before I moved there to teach, but it was only for vacation.

By the time I met my hubby I had been in his city for 4 months so I knew the language and a lot about the culture. Of course I really improved my Portuguese by living with him and am still learning about his culture to this day.

[Mina76 0]

Alot, being that I had studied a bit of Turkish history while in HS and had also read alot about Turkish culture and traditions. Also I had traveled to Turkey many times way before I even met my husband

[Minya's wife 24]

A lot...we're from the same country. Naturalized USC here.

[warriorprincess 0]

I knew about the pointy shoes, baggy pants and jeanie in bottle, oh yah the flying carpets!!

[Brad and Vika 129]

A lot. I had been traveling to Eastern Europe for years for business and pleasure. I started in Belarus, and immediately was taken with the warmth and hospitality my business partners showed me. I visited much of the FSU (except Russia), but met Vika here at a friend's house. The culture in Ukraine was in many ways similar to Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, Bulgaria , etc. The added bonus is that I felt comfortable with her relatives instantly. She says this was because I was interested and familiar with her country, culture, politics, and so forth. I am not nearly as familiar as I thought though.... she throws me a curve pretty often.

[pedroh 21]

Yeah yeah, you laugh!! What did you know about the country I live in?

I know a lot of things about Germany

[Amby 490]

Neil is from England. It's really not that foreign

[Imua 0]

A lot - I had visited Nepal twice before I met Govi and knew the basics. For example, all Nepalis are not either Sherpas or Gurkhas, and Nepal is a separate country, neither part of India nor Tibet(like a lot of my co-workers seem to think.... ) Each time I go back I learn more, though...

Edited July 21, 2008 by Pattu Rani

[BabyBlueSusie 1]

I knew almost nothing. I met him in a third country where he was living, and I didn't go to his country until after we were engaged. I had a friend from Kosovo in high school, but I didn't really know where that was, or what it meant to be Albanian. I also didn't understand why people from Kosovo were Albanian, and people from Albania were also Albanian. It can be a little confusing at first I guess.

[panamania79 2]

Here's a funny thing... I thought I KNEW that Spanish were the same as Mexican's, right?? wrong!! LOL I have come to find out they are VERY different, even language, is not exactly the same. Spaniards are European and Mexicans have more of a south american influence. I never realized there was much of a difference. I sure am glad to know that difference (namely Marcos)! (wink wink)

Uh hum... Mexico is in NORTH America and actually isn't influenced from South America since it's so far away from the continent. IMHO, Mexico has it's own rich culture, food, Spanish accent, music, art, entertainment - QUITE unique from any other Latin American country.

I was thinking the same thing,I'm so glad you said it.