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Speaking Mexican
[Silverbelle Sandy and I enjoy traveling to Mexico. Unfortunately (and embarrassingly), neither of us, in the words of George W. Bush, speak Mexican. In the quest to blend in with the locals, I have spent many hours watching videos and reviewing list like the ones below. Sadly, every time I venture a word or phrase in Mexico, I am answered in English. SB SM]






If I spoke Mexican I could understand scenes like this:
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Stephen Morris is a Silverback of the human variety who is reaching out to like-minded others for mental stimulation and amusement.
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