Guitarplayer wrote:Viktor, what is it that makes those glasses scream European? Don't you guys wear these kinds of frames in America, or rather, in your environment?
Something to do with the rectangle frame makes me think of European design--perhaps reflective of the angular shapes used in Scandinavian design.
It may also just be a generalisation from seeing this guy, and also we had a Czech exchange student who wore glasses just like those, so it may have been embedded in my mind as a European look.
bricka wrote:I had no idea a straightforward photo of me would generate such a response. Bonus points if you can identify the restaurant where it was taken, and a free phoneme to the first person who correctly identifies the type of pizza.
It just seems like a normal funghi (or whatever) to me, with cheese and tomato sauce and mushrooms. (And if I win, I want a linguolabial plosive)
Guitarplayer wrote:Viktor, what is it that makes those glasses scream European? Don't you guys wear these kinds of frames in America, or rather, in your environment?
Something to do with the rectangle frame makes me think of European design--perhaps reflective of the angular shapes used in Scandinavian design.
It may also just be a generalisation from seeing this guy, and also we had a Czech exchange student who wore glasses just like those, so it may have been embedded in my mind as a European look.
So what's the alternative? Perfectly circular (or oval) glasses? Many Europeans wear those too, although they've been getting much less popular.
rickardspaghetti wrote:Perchè non mi avete detto che Jacqui può parlare italiano? (was that right?)
(that was right!) Parlo di un importo comprensibile. Io non sono completamente fluente.
Né io. Ottenerò i punteggi in italiano fra poco. Anche lo probibalmente studierò all'università. (please correct whatever mistakes I make.)
Il tuo italiano è molto buono, ti dico! Sarete sempre i punteggi? Tu sei stato segnato per che cosa? Il tuo italiano?
OK, now I don't quite follow you anymore. My Italian skills are more theory than practice. I know the grammar more than I know how to speak it. And making mistakes is embarrassing. That's why I rarely use my Italian.
rickardspaghetti wrote:Perchè non mi avete detto che Jacqui può parlare italiano? (was that right?)
(that was right!) Parlo di un importo comprensibile. Io non sono completamente fluente.
Né io. Ottenerò i punteggi in italiano fra poco. Anche lo probibalmente studierò all'università. (please correct whatever mistakes I make.)
Il tuo italiano è molto buono, ti dico! Sarete sempre i punteggi? Tu sei stato segnato per che cosa? Il tuo italiano?
OK, now I don't quite follow you anymore. My Italian skills are more theory than practice. I know the grammar more than I know how to speak it. And making mistakes is embarrassing. That's why I rarely use my Italian.
bricka wrote:I had no idea a straightforward photo of me would generate such a response. Bonus points if you can identify the restaurant where it was taken, and a free phoneme to the first person who correctly identifies the type of pizza.
It just seems like a normal funghi (or whatever) to me, with cheese and tomato sauce and mushrooms. (And if I win, I want a linguolabial plosive)
You win! Here is your phoneme; unfortunately I don't have any linguolabial plosives in stock at the moment:
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Zompist's Markov generator wrote:it was labelled" orange marmalade," but that is unutterably hideous.
Jacqui wrote:Taking this from a different perspective -- Imagine you're a woman.. Would you go to.. I don't know... UAE wearing sleeveless shirts and short-shorts? No. You wouldn't. It's the same with Romans and food. You have to eat it like an Italian would.
Do you understand?
nessuno sporso querela a me...
Zompist's Markov generator wrote:it was labelled" orange marmalade," but that is unutterably hideous.
In light of the fact that I comment but normally don't post pics, and in further light of the fact that my new little netbook (named Lita) has a webcam, I figured that posting a pic of myself wouldn't hurt things...
What do you see in the night?
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vampireshark wrote:Skomakar'n: (loud shriek of horror)
Please explain.
vampireshark wrote:In light of the fact that I comment but normally don't post pics, and in further light of the fact that my new little netbook (named Lita) has a webcam, I figured that posting a pic of myself wouldn't hurt things...
Is the model named Lita, or did you personally name it Lita?
vampireshark wrote:In light of the fact that I comment but normally don't post pics, and in further light of the fact that my new little netbook (named Lita) has a webcam, I figured that posting a pic of myself wouldn't hurt things...
What a dramatic lighting!
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bricka wrote:I had no idea a straightforward photo of me would generate such a response. Bonus points if you can identify the restaurant where it was taken, and a free phoneme to the first person who correctly identifies the type of pizza.
It just seems like a normal funghi (or whatever) to me, with cheese and tomato sauce and mushrooms. (And if I win, I want a linguolabial plosive)
You win! Here is your phoneme; unfortunately I don't have any linguolabial plosives in stock at the moment: