Spaniards´ QuestionsNov 4, 2009
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What Spaniards (mainly high schoolers) have asked me concerning the U.S.
(Most recent qs are at the top):
(Asked in English) The thing you put in bread is called "bloater"? (That, my friend, is called "yeast.")
(Asked in Spanish) How do you say "friends with benefits" in English?
Is your brother handsome? (If I had a dollar for every time this was asked..)
Are you famous?
What is a "Sugar Mama"?
Doesn´t Colorado have the Grand Canyon? (Answer: No, the Grand Canyon is in Arizona.)
Could I come to Colorado & pet a puma?
How far are you from Texas?
Have you seen Obama?
Did you know Obama is my uncle?
Have you seen Hannah Montana?
Have you seen the Jonas Brothers?
(Here they eat dinner at 10pm or 11pm & go to sleep at 1am or 2am) If you eat dinner around 6pm and don´t go to bed until 10pm, don´t you get hungry before bed???
What is a pancake?
Do you have a king?
Is Buckingham Palace in the United States?
Which side of the road do you drive on?
