24.2.06

Historia for Dummies

Entre los contactos del Messenger de Ling, cuéntanse unos extranjeros que en ocasiones establecen interesantes charlas con la susodicha.

Uno de ellos es Andrew, un estudiante de Economía de Winsconsin, EEUU, que aprendió algo de español en el College y parece sumamente interesado por lo que suceda en estos pagos.

El año pasado, ocurrió lo siguiente:

andy dice:
que estudias ahora?
Ling dice:
i'm with an interview i made today
Ling dice:
typing it
Ling dice:
it's for Historia Social Argentina
Ling dice:
SOcial Argentinian History?
andy dice:
si
andy dice:
or...Argentinian Social History
Ling dice:
i see...
Ling dice:
i'm with : "politics and religion on the 1960's"
andy dice:
ah...I know nothing about Argentina durante esta tiempo
Ling dice:
a lot of violence
Ling dice:
guerrilla
Ling dice:
violencia de Estado
Ling dice:
golpes militares
andy dice:
ooooooh, no bueno
andy dice:
political troubles?
Ling dice:
yes, ,a lot
Ling dice:
Peron (you know him?) was in Spain
Ling dice:
and they (the guerrilla) wanted back
andy dice:
and in 1980's war with Britain! loco!
Ling dice:
but the militars didn't
andy dice:
Peron? no se...
Ling dice:
Peron was one of the greatest presidents... Evita's husband
andy dice:
oh, Evita! conozco la
andy dice:
conozco ella
Ling dice:
sure...
Ling dice:
well, she was Peron's wife
Ling dice:
she died in 1952
Ling dice:
Peron was president in 1946 to 1955
andy dice:
ok, a famous story
Ling dice:
the military set him down in 1955
Ling dice:
he was president again in 1973
andy dice:
si? for how long?
Ling dice:
but died one year after
Ling dice:
just one year
Ling dice:
he was very old at that time
andy dice:
oh, ok, but it was symbolic
Ling dice:
in 1976 was the last "dictadura"
Ling dice:
the militars went to the war in 1982 because the people didn't want them in the government at that time
andy dice:
wow...muy interesante!
andy dice:
similar to Espana's dictator...
Ling dice:
they say Peron was similar to Franco...
Ling dice:
the antiperonists said that
andy dice:
si, Franco!
andy dice:
muy controversial
andy dice:
but Peron was mas simpatico?
Ling dice:
well... Peron was democratic
andy dice:
ok
andy dice:
y ahora....te gustas tu presidente?
Ling dice:
eeh...
Ling dice:
brb

4 comentarios:

Diego dijo...

La felicito por su nivel de inglés. Al "set down" no lo tenía en mi haber hasta que me topé con su chat transnacional. Ahora forma parte de mi acervo cultural.

efe dijo...

Dos cosas:

Una, me recuerda cuando, en una sobremesa en la provincia de Algarve, Portugal, intenté explicar el peronismo a mi familia lusitana.

Otra, yo me desasné sobre el "brb" gracias a usted.

Siga educando al soberano del orbe todo, estimadísima Ling.

Chiquilín de Bachín dijo...

Well, Adolph was also democratic...

Coxon dijo...

Lo que no sabe F! es que en otra sobremesa lusitana uno de los familiares se refirió a Perón como "un filho da puta"...

Se vé que el peronismo es un lenguaje universal.