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If one had cigarettes, one could barter for food with the German farmers. If the Latvian did not speak German, then the exchange was primitive and went something like this: "Ich Zigarette, du Schwein." ("Me - cigarette, you - pig") The farmer understood, and the DP returned to camp with a hunk of smoked bacon.
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― Refugee Girl: A Memoir
― Refugee Girl: A Memoir
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How will you know if you can speak another language? If you can curse someone on impulse without memorizing, you got the language in your gut. If you can console someone in pain, the language nestles in your heart.
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― Hazrat-e Humanity: The Uncultured Polyglot
― Hazrat-e Humanity: The Uncultured Polyglot

























