They are actually two sentient caterpillars he has trained to sleep on his forehead.

I'm no fan of Palin, but certainly the commentators of a seemingly feminist news/gossip source can understand that attacking this woman based on her appearance is pretty lame? I'm all for comparing her to a drunk aunt because of the stupid shit she says, but no female public figure needs to answer for their…

That can't be The Scotsman that was published in. No True Scotsman would publish such an article!

Dude I'm from Sinaloa too! My dad refused to let me participate and I was heartbroken because I didn't know better.
Despite my dad being my dad and all his short comings the man is remarkable.

As a women from Sinaloa, i am so happy that i refused to join the beauty pagent circus when a man told my mother i would do well in them. (i was 9 by the way. Major ick)

yeah, i’m pretty positive i’m not the only one who thought “not wearing pants at brunch is a thing?”

They should do a different study to measure faith in humanity after having doors dropped onto you by the person in front of you (in a long stream of people) who is piggy-backing on the person in front of THEM holding the door. Biggest pet peeve — everyone holds the door, no one gets slammed by door, it's a good…

Looking for a way to weed out the shitty men in the world? Open a door for all of them and write off the weirdos who are freaked out by that.

It depends on how good you are with languages to begin with, which often links back to whether you were bilingual at an early age. I've read studies on this (and happened to discuss it with a linguist once) but my personal experience was that my sister was bilingual in early childhood (English and Chinese) while my…

Reading is one thing, and in your case you're simply relying on the cognates to help you translate. You'll likely do the same in Spanish,esp since French and Spanish share around 80% of their vocabulary. (I can understand most romance languages, but will automatically respond in French) I'd also assume that most of…

I study second language acquisition and education.I'm also a polyglot. Contrary to popular belief, adults are better at learning languages than children, cuz brain development. So don't let your age put you off. Next thing, be clear about your goals for the language. Because interpersonal communication comes first and…

I'm trying to teach myself Spanish and French using duolingo, and the help of fluent people that I listen to in the grocery store, my clerk at the local tacoeria, etc...I think it is possible but it takes a lot of effort. However, I'm becoming somewhat fluent, but I say do it and wish you the best of luck!

I think you can do it, especially once you're there. Full immersion really helps. Language isn't just about the vocabulary and conjugations, it's also about cadence and rhythm and pronunciation and being able to hear it day in and day out will be a huge help. Duolingo is a great start and I haven't tried it myself but…

I studied Spanish for nine months, using Duolingo, and all the podcasts I could find. I would listen to them on my way to and from work each day, and then spend about an hour each day studying Spanish Dict (doing quizzes), and "Madrigal's Magic Key to Spanish" which is full of "shortcuts". Between all of these, I was…

A friend of mine moved the other way- from Latin America up north in his mid twenties. He did a university degree, then a Masters, and now a PHD in Communications (100% in English). It's totally possible. Even in the short term, think about all the international university students who study at school - yeah some…

I'm from a town next to Celine Dion's birthplace (lolololol, that comment made me laugh), and pretty bilingual. Back home, we learn English as a secondary language starting elementary school, but I can't say I'm 100 % bilingual like someone who would have been raised in a bilingual home. I live now in a anglophone…

Spanish is a delightful language to learn! It can totally be done as an adult.

Oh yes! I admit a ton of people who were from the US I know here are super comfortable with the language. I stumble but am 90% fluent. I just get hard on myself. But a ton speak English also. It's a challenge but a great one and being immersed IN said country is the BEST way to learn any language because you're forced…

An average time to learn basic conversational fluency is around 2 years as a foreign language learner, and 6 months when living in a place.

Yeah definitely! Find yourself someone who speaks Spanish ;)