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Hello All!!
- Thread starter sharpwaa
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Northerner
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Hi sharpwaa, and welcome to the forum!🙂 Sorry to hear that you have some problems with complications, but it sounds as though you are managing to stay positive in the face of adversity!
Hopefully, we'll be a little easier to understand than the South Americans🙂 Love the singnature - takes me back to the 'Oor Wullie' and The Broons' comics!
Hopefully, we'll be a little easier to understand than the South Americans🙂 Love the singnature - takes me back to the 'Oor Wullie' and The Broons' comics!
Copepod
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South America with diabetes
Hi Shapwaa / David
Tierra del Fuego / Patagonia is a great place, regardless of diabetes - my Spanish was good enough to negotiate all expedition tents, stoves, food etc for 30 people to go as cargo instead of excess baggage between Punta Arenas and Mount Pleasant (Falklands / Malvinas) in 2003 and arrange wildlife film shows in Torres del Paine national park, all because my Spanish conversation had been improved by discussions with a Chilean refugee from the 1973 coup, who, by chance, had type 2 diabetes. On a previous trip, further north, got stuck on the wrong side of a glacier fed stream in Argentinian Lake District - see post 9 in http://www.diabetessupport.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=3617&highlight=Argentin*
Hi Shapwaa / David
Tierra del Fuego / Patagonia is a great place, regardless of diabetes - my Spanish was good enough to negotiate all expedition tents, stoves, food etc for 30 people to go as cargo instead of excess baggage between Punta Arenas and Mount Pleasant (Falklands / Malvinas) in 2003 and arrange wildlife film shows in Torres del Paine national park, all because my Spanish conversation had been improved by discussions with a Chilean refugee from the 1973 coup, who, by chance, had type 2 diabetes. On a previous trip, further north, got stuck on the wrong side of a glacier fed stream in Argentinian Lake District - see post 9 in http://www.diabetessupport.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=3617&highlight=Argentin*
Sugarbum
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Oh Mand, you do make me laugh!
Welcome David!
I wish I knew some spanish but perhaps I will leave it to Mand to pull a few phrases out the bag!
I really enjoy being part of this forum and I hope you do too, welcome!
Love Lou
HelenP
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Hi there Sharpwaa, LOVING your sense of humour, even if I don't understand your sig, lol.
Oooh, while you're down the shops, could you pick us up a pack of Penguins please??......................... oh no, hang on, better make that a bag of satsumas. damn. 🙄
Hope you enjoy your stay here.
xx
Oooh, while you're down the shops, could you pick us up a pack of Penguins please??......................... oh no, hang on, better make that a bag of satsumas. damn. 🙄
Hope you enjoy your stay here.
xx
Proudspirit
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Hola
Sorry Spanish isn't my forte... Italiano?
Welcome 🙂
Julie x
Sorry Spanish isn't my forte... Italiano?
Welcome 🙂
Julie x
insulinaddict09
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Hello and Welcome to the forum
insulinaddict09
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the nurse said "Oh you're far from home and I love your accent, reminds me of that famous Scots star!" "Who? I asked, Sean Connery? Ewan McGregor?" "No.... more a cross between Rab C Nesbit and grounds keeper Willie from the Simpsons!!" Gutted!
David🙂
Hahaha love it !! 🙂🙂
DiabeticDave
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Hi and welcome......bugger the Diabeties....you're a natural standup....now entertain me😉😉
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