When Rogers sent me an e-mail telling me he was putting this story on the front page (I originally linked to a NYT article) I replied telling him how funny it was he had done this, linking to a Spanish-launguage story. I also included the following paragraph in my reply:
"It's also ironic that a blog entry posted under my name be linked to a Spanish-language article. Ever since [a well-known DR blogger] revealed she was a she, not a he, I've been thinking about 'coming out of my own closet' if you will. All I'll say now is that I am completely bilingual, English-Spanish. If the
discussion doesn't get too heated I just might drop la bomba, lol!"
Just like Barack Obama, I did part of my grammar school abroad. In my case, it wasn't Indonesia, but rather a Latin American coutry. I myself was born here, but my family are immigrants (it goes without saying legal. It is sad that I have to clarifay this. I don't believe illegal aliens should rightfully claim the title "immigrant.")
Anyways, this is why, if you have read me for a while, you might be puzzled as to why I prefer the metric system to the english sytem of measurement, why I was one of the only ones following the World Cup Soccer in 2006, why I don't understand football, and why once in a while I post entries about Latin America.
Expect my spelling to get worse now because now I won't have to worry about certain words that are spelled similarly in Spanish that I tried to avoid so as not to be found out.
Now that my "brand" is associated with being a libertarian and a guy who puts American interests first (and more recently, a battle of th sexes guy), I no longer care if people know that I am bilingual. Once in a while people wirte here in Spanish and I was tempted to respond in English or Spanish. No longer the case from now on. If I have something to respond I will do it.
And BTW don't believe the media hype about the entire Hispanic community supporting amnesty or illegal immigration. Some people I know are even more hardliner than I am even supportng doing away with the birthright citizenship for childnre of illegals, something that makes me a little squeamish. But the point is not all Spanish-spealing people support or want amnesty.
Around 5 de Mayo you read me write the phrase "stinko de mayo" so obviously Mexico is not the place I did part of my grammar school in. That's all I have to say about that.
