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I want to live in a country... (Original Post)
CousinIT
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greatauntoftriplets
(178,714 posts)1. I wonder if many of the same people will attend an opera...
that's sung in Italian, French, or German and never pitch a fit.
canetoad
(20,432 posts)5. At a guess
Not many of them. Fat ladies singing in foreign languages.....?
LisaM
(29,555 posts)7. Funny anecdote.
I read a complaint in a Facebook newspaper post that the halftime show was performed "in Latin"!
It took a lot of self-control not to respond, but it also told me that the person likely didn't watch the show and just showed up with false outrage.
canetoad
(20,432 posts)8. You're better than I am
I don't know how you resisted.
LisaM
(29,555 posts)9. I know. I even had Pope Leo jokes ready.
Pretty sure that would have flown over his head.
doc03
(38,952 posts)2. Mexico has the largest Spanish speaking population than any country. The USA is number 2,
even more than in Spain. That is according to Micangolo Senuorelli today.
Clouds Passing
(7,543 posts)3. There are more of us sane ones, but the pedo protectors are way louder.
wendyb-NC
(4,643 posts)4. Exactly
Thank you, CousinIT, for posting that quote.
NNadir
(37,576 posts)6. This post earns a DU heart from me.
CousinIT
(12,372 posts)11. Awwww. Thank you!
Wounded Bear
(64,018 posts)10. Can't argue with that...nt

