Response to Rosie's French Romance

Wow Rosie! That is a great post. It reminds me of a classic movie, e.g. Grand Hotel, Gigi, etc. Anyway, you bring up a good point of the illusion of literacy. The illusion that we all have to speak the same and understand communication the same was in order to come to a deep understanding of humanity. Anyone that has tried to communicate with another outside of their environment, i.e. another contry with different languages and customs, can appriciate what it's like to want to communicate something and have to rely on more than speech. We use gestures, eye contact, physical contact, and even the intonation of our voice can convey so much without understanding all of the words. Great story!