Comments on: Regional Spanish Series #38 - Iberian #15 - I’m freezing http://www.spanishpod101.com/2008/04/17/regional-spanish-series-38-iberian-15-im-freezing/ Learn Spanish with Free Podcasts Whether you are student or a seasoned speaker, our lessons offer something for everyone. We incorporate culture and current issues into each episode to give the most informative, both linguistically and culturally, podcasts possible. For those of you with just the plane ride to prepare, check our survival phrase series at SpanishPod101.com. One of these phrases just might turn your trip into the best one ever! Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:20:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: Megan http://www.spanishpod101.com/2008/04/17/regional-spanish-series-38-iberian-15-im-freezing/#comment-1379 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:20:31 +0000 http://www.spanishpod101.com/2008/04/17/regional-spanish-series-38-iberian-15-im-freezing/#comment-1379 Ja--I'm glad you enjoyed that little tidbit. I just think it's hilarious when people say that here, but they are dead serious and don't see the humor in it at all. Cultural attitudes about what's healthy and what's not are so incredibly deeply ingrained. Kind of like trying to convince an American that a big fatty chunk of jamón ibérico is good for them (which it is--it's from a special kind of pig that has monounsaturated fat!) or that stuff fried in olive oil isn't greasy (it isn't... I can't explain why, but anything fried in olive oil is just pure unadulterated goodness). Ja–I’m glad you enjoyed that little tidbit. I just think it’s hilarious when people say that here, but they are dead serious and don’t see the humor in it at all. Cultural attitudes about what’s healthy and what’s not are so incredibly deeply ingrained. Kind of like trying to convince an American that a big fatty chunk of jamón ibérico is good for them (which it is–it’s from a special kind of pig that has monounsaturated fat!) or that stuff fried in olive oil isn’t greasy (it isn’t… I can’t explain why, but anything fried in olive oil is just pure unadulterated goodness).

]]> by: charles http://www.spanishpod101.com/2008/04/17/regional-spanish-series-38-iberian-15-im-freezing/#comment-1255 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:14:25 +0000 http://www.spanishpod101.com/2008/04/17/regional-spanish-series-38-iberian-15-im-freezing/#comment-1255 Really liked the interesting tidbit about not letting your kidneys get cold! this is definitely something you wouldnt learn in a textbook (and im sure i would have had a similar reaction had someone said that to me without first hearing this --- What?? haha) Keep up the good work! Really liked the interesting tidbit about not letting your kidneys get cold! this is definitely something you wouldnt learn in a textbook (and im sure i would have had a similar reaction had someone said that to me without first hearing this — What?? haha)

Keep up the good work!

]]> by: SpanishPod101.com http://www.spanishpod101.com/2008/04/17/regional-spanish-series-38-iberian-15-im-freezing/#comment-1247 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 03:08:21 +0000 http://www.spanishpod101.com/2008/04/17/regional-spanish-series-38-iberian-15-im-freezing/#comment-1247 Thanks to Kevin MacLeod for the music used in today's lesson. So who can think of some other examples with "debería haber"...? Thanks to Kevin MacLeod for the music used in today’s lesson.

So who can think of some other examples with “debería haber”…?

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