I know everybody must be bored to tears with my post on Russian television, so I will make this brief. I watched a segment on Israel last night and the commentator said, “The Jews came to the desert and turned it into a garden.” That’s a big thing for a Russian channel, so I was glad.
On a vaguely related note, a Dominican waiter said to me, “I knew you were either Russian or Ukrainian but I didn’t dare to venture a guess because Russians and Ukrainians hate to be confused with each other.”
N and I act like the typical representatives of our cultures here. I’m chatty, expansive and friendly, while he is silent, mysterious, and sombre. I’m just so hugely happy to be among Spanish speakers that I’ve become super sociable. Speaking Spanish just feels so good, it’s like a physiological pleasure.
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—I’m just so hugely happy to be among Spanish speakers that I’ve become super sociable.
Interesting… Is it possible you are less of an aspie in Spanish? I am asking because it occurred to me at some point, that my personality is somewhat dependent on thr language in which I happen to operate in the moment. My “English-speaking personality” seems to be psychologically healthier than the other ones…
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You are absolutely right, my friend. The Hispanic people who taught me the language combined it with sociability lessons. They also taught me how to express emotions which is why I find it easier to be emotional in Spanish than in other languages. I’m going to a conference this year and I’m translating my research into Spanish because I want to get to know the people who will be there. This is like setting the stage for that.
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//I know everybody must be bored to tears with my post on Russian television
Except me. I find them very interesting.
// That’s a big thing for a Russian channel
I wonder whether it could be somehow connected to the current instability in Arab countries. F.e. in Syria, Russian’s partner (?), Asad’s regime may fall. Iran isn’t too strong either, right? So it could be this symbolic gesture “sure we suport Asad & our scientists are helping Iran’s nuclear project, but we said this thing about you, especially helpful if both/one of mentioned above regimes fall”.
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Well, the program’s host is a Jew, so that’s a big part of it. I remember, however, that there used to be nothing but snarkiness about Israel on Russian TV so I will take a friendly reference to the country in any shape or form.
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