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Since you curiously ask, Mia, I'll try to answer...
Let's see, what could you do in Interllingua?  Well, just about everything
you could do in other languages. But be understood by Romance speakers just
about everywhere.  And by Romance I mean
Spanish/Portuguese/French/Italian/Rumanian/Calata/Gallego/Rumansch/and yes
even Cajun! and how's that for hot exotic speech? If you can be understood
in the bayoos, well, what more could you ask for, no?  Even in Montreal, I
live four hours south of Montreal, and four north of NYC.  Heyah in
NewHampshiah, we don't get many exotic visitors, but we do gets them people
once in a while uhyuh, why even up in Mt. Monadnock, the second most
climbed mountain in the World! (Mt. Fuji has had first place now for quite
a few yeahs) There was a visiting group of Italian tourists, I quickly
recognized their speech as they neared the summit, it's a few hours hike if
you take it easy and I do take it easy... Well when they got up theyah, I
inquired where they were from in Italy, in Interlingua.  They understood me
and asked if I was speaking Spanish, I told them that I was from Seville,
Spain, they probably noticed my Spanish accent even in Interlingua, and I
was really trying to communicate with them in a hybrid mix of Interlingua.
They were glad to talk with me for a while, as they endeavored to regain
their breath, only two or three in the group actually spoke fluent English
out of a total of fourteen or so.  We parted after a few enjoyable minutes
of conversation as the wind was strong up there and you couldn't help but
shivvvveeerr as you spoke, which made the conversation that much more funny
and we had a grand old time, if only briefly, as I hiked down with my group
I couldn't help thinking what a small world we really live in, it just goes
to show you how you never know when and how handy Interlingua can be...

There are quite a few better stories to hear.  If you'd like, there's an
Interlingua email list called INTERLNG in and about Interlingua, with the
sole purpose of telling one another interesting things while using a
language we can all understand in common and with little effort.  There are
Brazilians, Swedes, Spaniards, Brits, Swiss, Yankees, etc. etc. all having
a grand ol'time and loving it in Interlingua. If you or any in the list
would like to check out the list, email me and I'll send instructions.

Gratias pro vostre interesse e io spera haber alteres opportunitates pro
parlar de Interlingua con vos.

Amicalmente,
Jay B.
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> From: Mia S Soderquist <[log in to unmask]>
> To: Multiple recipients of list AUXLANG <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: AUXLANG: Judging Esperanto
> Date: Saturday, March 22, 1997 3:11 PM
>
> On Sat, 22 Mar 1997 08:49:47 -0500 Jay Bowks <[log in to unmask]>
> writes:
>
> >But since you speak about Spanish... Mia have you tried out
> >Interlingua? Your effort in learning Spanish should be well worth it in
> >understanding Interlingua with little difficulty...
> >
> >O, io volerea adder, le experientia del apprendente con altres
> >linguas.  Io es un maestro de ESL (Anglese pro Parlantes de Altres
> >Linguas)  e alsi,
> >maestro de linguas extranier e un cosa que es a devenir multo obvie a
> >mi es que le personas que sape un o duo o altre linguas habe un melior
> >e plus facile tempore  acceptante un altre lingua extranier  e usar la
> >plus rapidemente.  Isto pote ser debite al factor de que uno es timide o
>
> >humile o simplemente que alcunos habe un tempore plus dificile que
> >altres al apprender un altre  lingua que su lingua natural.
> >
> >--Io va avantiar tu message al lista de Interlingua-parlantes, illes
> >sera multo interessates in haber tu opinion tanto franc e sincer.
> >
> >Gratias pro tu sentimentos tanto personal e appropriate...
> >Sincer e amicalmente,
>
> Actually, in a post a long time ago (or at least it feels like it was a
> long time ago :) ), I commented that I like Interlingua because I can
> read it. (I studied Spanish, Italian, French, and Latin at college, so it
> would probably be more of a surprise if I COULDN'T read any of it.) My
> only exposure to Interlingua has been an occasional sample paragraph in
> books that mention auxlangs, and occasional posts here, but I have never
> had any trouble reading them.
>
> I hadn't considered Interlingua because I pretty much pick languages to
> learn on the basis of curiosity about the language itself. I guess
> Interlingua just wasn't exotic enough to get my attention.
>
> Hmmm... I could probably learn Interlingua with very little difficulty on
> the familiarity alone. But what would I do with it then? I don't mean
> that as an accusation. It is an honest question. I did have the
> opportunity to use my Esperanto (as weak as it was); what are the
> opportunities available with Interlingua?
>
>
> Mia The Curious
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