Going Native - Chapter 2
The central governing aspect of Spanish life is not mañana but sobremesa, not bone idleness but the more complex art of the elegant wait.
Previously: Chapter 1 - The One-eyed Teacher
Thinking Spanish
To speak intelligibly to a Spaniard, we must learn to feel and think as he does, and forget how we thought before; we must pass into his mind from our own. Language is but the vehicle of ideas and impressions and each language is formed out of those notions and manners which are peculiar to eac…
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