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Alberto profile• Sunday Expat Lunch: Noon, Feb 12, 2012, Fellini's Montevideo • Thursday Expat Dinner: 8pm, Feb 9, 2012, Parrillada La Estada (Pocitos) Everyone welcome... Bringing New Friends Together Weekly for 6 Years |
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Photos: Alberto has not uploaded any photos Joined: Sun Apr 11 20:21:42 2010 Profile updated: Fri Jul 15 11:35:17 2011 Contact: [please login to contact this member] Alberto has posted 2 messages and replied to 349 messages. Bio: Alberto's 15 most recent forum messages and replies out of 104 Clarification about "ll" and Portuguese.ReplyMon Feb 6 10:08:22 2012 Clarification about "ll" and Portuguese.~~I mean, many of the Spanish words with "ll" are written with "ch" in... llave=chave). Their pronnounciation for "ch" may have influenced the way we pronnounce "ll" in the Rio de la Plata. ... Different forms of Spanish languageReplyMon Feb 6 09:56:29 2012 Different forms of Spanish language~~- "Vaya con Dios" is commonly used in some regions of Spain, so it may be still... pronnounces sh in Portuguese. There is a mutual influence between Rio de la Plata Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese. ... The whistle of the knife sharpener.ReplyWed Feb 1 14:44:55 2012 The whistle of the knife sharpener.~~Lionel, the characteristic melody of the whistle played by the peddler sharpeners... melody is known. Well, maybe peddler sharpeners have dissapeared from Europe and the whistle vanished with them. Carnival dates.ReplySat Jan 28 10:43:59 2012 Carnival dates.~~OK. Let me try to clarify this. We have to make a distinction between the Carnival holliday (an... the Teatro de Verano (generally the first weekend of March). The Colonia way of getting a license.ReplySun Jan 1 15:16:29 2012 The Colonia way of getting a license.~~Hope none of your guests kills someone at the streets! I wonder how that... regulation can seam funny, untill you or one of your beloved is affected. Some regulations exist for a reason. ... Lucas.ReplyThu Dec 22 13:54:20 2011 Lucas.~~Some extra explanation about the relation between the State and health care in Uruguay. There is a National... farm. A week ago the President was urging new doctors to look beyond the limits of Montevideo to start their carreers. ... Origin of crime in today's Uruguay.ReplyTue Dec 13 10:09:04 2011 Origin of crime in today's Uruguay.~~I agree with what Dan points out. One of the main reasons is social... the little money they need for the next dosis. Uruguayan "reds".ReplyTue Dec 13 09:57:21 2011 Uruguayan "reds".~~For the record: The Colorado (Red) party is much older than any Commie party. Both traditional... so to remain identifiable the "light-blues" started to use red strips and were since then called the "Colorados". Currency symbols.ReplyWed Nov 23 12:57:24 2011 Currency symbols.~~In Uruguay, the legal symbol for Uruguayan Peso is $. So everywhere you see $ in an Uruguayan... to make it more clear. When the doc refers to dollars, the symbol used is never $, but one of these: US$, U$S, or USD. ... Asylum seeker.ReplyTue Nov 15 15:46:34 2011 Asylum seeker.~~I agree with Glen. That is a very unusual status so special regulations may apply. However, take into... that asylum status is only recognized for very special political situations. I don't know whether Thailand qualifies.... Over 65s and health coverage.ReplyWed Oct 12 18:05:02 2011 Over 65s and health coverage.~~Of course elderly people is not sent out of the "mutualistas". But the mutualista system... public health services in the case of a foreigner. But I guess you will be able to use them if you get your residence.... Tue Oct 11 07:59:58 2011 Facebook~~She is "Alessia Molinari" at Facebook; I guess you can send her a message... is "Alessia Molinari" at Facebook; I guess you can send her a message there. More cultural secrets... bidet water temperature.ReplyThu Oct 6 12:19:32 2011 More cultural secrets... bidet water temperature.~~Priehl, Wash cloths!ReplyThu Oct 6 08:47:30 2011 Wash cloths!~~Now that is really cultural interchange! I've never knew about those wash cloths, and would never use one... would never use one in the US, just from prejuidice! Now I'm prepared to travel without toilet cultural shocks. :-) Explaining the toilet culture...ReplyThu Oct 6 08:32:20 2011 Explaining the toilet culture...~~Hahaha, I never thought I was going to write about this in a forum... Oh, well.... smaller than a hand towel. See more posts by Alberto
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