RealAvalon

Really liked this photo so I attempted to draw from it.   Need to work on capturing that "golden hour" feeling

It’s clear @Unicorn that you have had a hard time adjusting to retirement and miss being granted respect by the indigent patients in the clinic you used to reference so often. I do feel, however, you could be more mature and just disagree politely as an adult.
 
Your ponderous responses, with inappropriate illustrations and quoting large chunks of Wikipedia, simply come across as snarky and dismissive. I certainly hope that you are not the same in person.
From living in Spain, owning property there and dealing with officialdom.
 
Not so. As I stated, there are 3 languages that have official status (Castilian, Catalan and Galician).
 
There are indeed Spanish citizens who are intransigent and dislike being spoken to, or having to read menus, in Catalan when they visit Catalonia, the Balearic Islands etc. I have witnessed several such linguistic arguments. 
 
If you had read carefully, you’d acknowledge that I stated it is “deemed a dialect”.
 
The language of the Basque Country (Euskadi) has been controversial. Some separatists have sought official status for it.  There was considerable disruption some years ago in the National Parliament when some tried to use it in a formal session.
The language spoken in Galicia (Gallego) is officially recognised. But it’s simply absurd of you to include Aranese.
I can’t recall the exact figure from the last census but less than 4000 people speak it. All of whom would readily respond in Catalan.
 
Similarly, Catalans and Occitan-speakers in France easily understand each other. When to my surprise, I met some Occitan-speakers in southern France, we chatted easily in Catalan and they told me they often switched to Occitan when they were dealt with rudely by French citizens visiting from other parts of France.

Yes,
I do miss the politics forum.
BUT my comment was more sociological ( which politicians tend to use as a political tool ) but not truly political.
I was a little shocked that anyone feels comfortable these days to declare that the country full of white people are far better looking than the country full of indigenous people.
Not even discussing  whether there's a truth in the matter.
More curious how this is socially acceptable, in today's woke society trends.
Back to the topic...I agree that Columbians tend to speak Spanish in a clear and easy to understand version that suits a Latin American take on the language. Castillian always sounds grandiose and pretensious in comparison.
 

My Tender Matador by Pedro Lemebel.  The story is compelling, the use of language (even in translation) is great.  A story of infatuation and caring between an older drag queen and a younger student radical in Pinochet's Chile circa 1985. 

Well, that's pretty fucking nifty.

Gives you a whole new appreciation of sports 

Impressive .... nipples

Looks like batters already up 

Gives you a whole new appreciation of sports 

Gives you a whole new appreciation of sports 

Impressive .... nipples

Impressive .... nipples

Impressive .... nipples

Impressive .... nipples

Looks like batters already up 

Looks like batters already up 

Looks like batters already up 

Looks like batters already up 

so trashy 

so trashy 

more plowing than mowing 

Question:  Why is his dick flaccid? 

He probably has trouble finding jeans that fit 

He probably has trouble finding jeans that fit 

He probably has trouble finding jeans that fit