About learning "porteño" Spanish
 

http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1404504-c...os-extranjeros

Terribly busy now, more comments later.

Have a great time in our town.

Me gustava mucho.

~Marnie

"Gustaba", Chief DE. LOL!!!

hi AV, its your busy day today... hello to the mrs...

Hi, Bob! How are you doing? Say hi to your wife for me, will you?

That looks great! In May I must work on my accent. Last year everyone ask if I was Brazilian. My Mexican friends say I sound Spanish, but I use the wrong words to be Spanish. When I speak Italian, Italians think I'm Portugese. Clearly I have a very confused accent!

Oh, teach2travel, I know the feeling !

Thank goodness for the NEAR universality of hand signals - though not much help on the telephone :-)

I am almost never mistaken for Portugese, Spanish, or Brazilian.

Taxi drivers usually ask, "Americano?" after listening to my speak for a few minutes.

Surely they meant "Americano del Sur" ?

My wonderful Spanish even gets corrected on the Forum ! LOL