warbi wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > Getting drunk (or whatever intoxicant they use) with the locals is > one of the best ways to become conversationally fluent. You don't > feel as embarassed making mistakes and you can pick up "colorful" > argot. Of course, if you go overboard... hahaha warbi I remember an old conceit that used to be in fiction a lot. Some colorful character would start swearing and the hero would step back in admiration. The author could do this because he wasn't allowed to actually include the swearing. We are told that it was great - but we didn't see it.