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[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

Same story here with Spanish. I was in South America for all of two weeks. But the smiles and help when I tried to use Spanish for anything more than beer and bathrooms keeps me going back to Duolingo.

[-] _____@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I speak Spanish, I have a fairly basic level of fluency but don't live there. People understand me and I can hold conversations but they call me gringo and they are not "nice" or welcoming about it.

I have very little attachments to where I'm from so that was the last straw for me. I don't identify culturally with where I'm from anymore.

[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

Well that sucks, I'm sorry you got the other end of the stick.

[-] _____@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

It's not something to feel bad about it was just a defining moment at made me understand that despite being born there and living through my childhood it's not my home and these ppl aren't my people

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