We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2007 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/phrases_for_fre_1.html Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:05:02 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2008 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Maggie made a comment on yesterday's lesson I have found that tipping with American money helps people from other countries to understand me completely. that I thought was worth expanding upon: If you go to the USA, you'll find that a dime is a lot of money. · Si vous allez aux Etats-Unis, vous trouverez que dix cents c'est beaucoup de fric. · Si usted va a los Estados Unidos, se dará cuenta de que diez centavos son mucho dinero. · Wenn du in die USA fährst, wirst du rausfinden, dass zehn cent viel Geld sind. · Kogda Vy priedete... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/phrases_for_fre_1.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/phrases_for_fre_1.html Tue, 15 Jan 2008 05:40:01 -0600 5 boxtops, 4 bottle caps, 3 wrappers, 2 washers, and that dime will get you a membership as a Junior Birdman. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/phrases_for_fre_1.html#comment-68670 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/phrases_for_fre_1.html#comment-68670 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:39:17 -0600 Dancing does. ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/phrases_for_fre_1.html#comment-68645 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/phrases_for_fre_1.html#comment-68645 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:15:13 -0600 TALK to the service industry people (all non-Dubai) and tip meant that every employee of that hotel snapped to attention when I passed. I tipped well and I said "Hello". Most of the natives treated them like they were invisible and the German and French tourists yelled and demanded and I never saw one tip. /end rant]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/phrases_for_fre_1.html#comment-68642 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/phrases_for_fre_1.html#comment-68642 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:04:23 -0600