Posted on 04/05/2025 3:45:32 PM PDT by Eleutheria5
That addresses my chief concern. Coffee or tea shouldn't be objectionable but they obviously would have to be very circumspect about any other food preparation methods that might produce any aroma of note.
And that is why I find different languages and dialects so fascinating. 🤷♀️
I’ve been in Pennsylvania, in the Amish community a few times and I can understand every word of the Deitsch, Pennsilfaanisch-Deitsch (Pennsylvania German) but I can’t speak it at all. Learning that is my next adventure in the world of languages.
Btw, I just noticed on your homepage that you’re in Israel.
Visiting Israel is and has been on my my bucket list for a long time.
Stay safe.
I studied ancient Greek, and love Aristophanes. Tried to read Homer, but after Telemachus’ meeting with Menelaus, I could see why Helen ran out on him. What an obnoxious bastard, even if he did have a loud war cry.
Josephus is too hard to parse. Very complicated language.
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