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What's up with all the Juans?!

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My (step)son's name is Juan. Truth be known, I never would have named him that, but I guess it's unique in Brazil anyway. (Where he was named.) We're always having trouble with friends and relatives wanting to spell it "Ruan" though. (An "r" at the beginning of a word in Brazilian Portuguese is pronounced like an "h".) Anyway...

Yesterday the pest guy and the cable guy came. Our ants were back and our phone and internet were too expensive! So the first guy comes, he's hispanic and the name on his shirt says...Juan. (Hey, I know a Juan!) He does his thing, leaves, and then I sit waiting for cable. Luckily, the cable guy called to come earlier than scheduled. Yay! I got to talking to him and even though he wasn't hispanic (just from Grenada. gotta check that on a map! everyone around here is from a different Caribbean island!) his name, too, is...Juan! So I guess if anybody comes to do anything to my house I should just call them Juan.

The best part is internet and phone are gonna be about $50 cheaper a month now! (Thanx Juan #3!) AND long distance phone calls are included in the price. A good thing when you live on the opposite side of the country from all your friends and relatives!

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anniebabe
May 17th | anniebabe
Re: What's up with all the Juans?!

how cool was he? i noticed myer in the background was this in sydney? it didnt look like melbourne ad i saw the waters eddge

interesing to see that although he got a lot of hugs there were people just "walking past " as if he wasmt there.

yet the petiion had a different impact are people to afraid to show emotion? or just too afraid?

i noticed it was a little old lady that hugged him first

in the greek italian and danish language the j is pronounced as a "y" eg jana  is pronounced as yana

cheers annie



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      superpo
May 17th | superpo
Re: What's up with all the Juans?!

The letter j is pronounced like a y in German too. I think maybe in all the Scandinavian languages? Several, anyway.

I suppose I should mention it's an h sound in Spanish! Maybe I shouldn't assume everyone knows?!



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pavementcracks70
May 17th | pavementcracks70
Re: What's up with all the Juans?!

thats quite a saving, well done!

juan mann what a great guy, although his name is pronounced 'one man' ..tongue in cheek



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      pavementcracks70
May 17th | pavementcracks70
Re: What's up with all the Juans?!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPPKSWSPP1E

tried to insert utube, failed once again

anyway link for juan mann above



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           anniebabe
May 17th | anniebabe
Re: What's up with all the Juans?!

thanks for the link he is from sydney australia . the related videos show the campaign of free hugs occurrimg im other countries across the globe inspired by him.

the campaign was done in poland scotland across the united states and many more areas if you look at the link next to related videos and go to the one "peace on earth 123 " juan explains about it. he says his hometown is sydney australia (so i guess i answered my own question).

he has a website the idea behind it is to "help people that need"reaching out to" in this charity they are trying to cut out "the middle man" so that people that need it most benefit

sorry i dont know how to do "a link" yet  but if you click on to rues (pavementcracks 70) you will see the related videos

i so love youtube most things on there are worthwhile. they are so informative

cheers annie



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                pavementcracks70
May 17th | pavementcracks70
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                     pavementcracks70
May 17th | pavementcracks70
Re: What's up with all the Juans?!

hehe finally got this youtube thing licked



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           superpo
May 17th | superpo
Re: What's up with all the Juans?!

Was that for real? And if it was, did hugs really get banned?! Geez. The world does have its pants on backwards, doesn't it?

Cool idea, though.



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