I’m Rene’ and just joined. It is my Christmas present (one of them) to me. I am determined to have chat beyond classes and family. I am looking forward to it!
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Hello Rene 
welcome, I look forward to chatting with you…
Hello Rene and welcome to the forum. 
Hello Rene and a very warm welcome to you.
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Hi Rene a very warm welcome to the forum…
Merry Christmas to you!
Hi Rene and welcome from me too
Hi Rene, Merry Christmas and welcome!
Is that a mouse lemur?
Thanks everyone and Merry Christmas!
Welcome Rene. What do you learn in political Science, how to cheat and lie and fiddle your expenses ? PS I’m a bit disillusioned with politicians at present !
Belated Greetings from me too Rene and I hope you’ve had a good Christmas so far.
I’m profoundly deaf; so much so that if I take out my Hearing Aids I can’t hear anything so I lip read and I’m getting better at that now, for obvious reasons.
You may find that better but people have to be told that you are deaf and to keeping looking at you as they speak!
It’s really amazing how hard that seems to be for many.
You also naturally start to “read” body language and posture signals - probably you already do but maybe don’t realise it yet.
In all my past recollections of working alongside US citizens, I found them the easiest to understand as you all tend to speak very clearly and distinctly…
I don’t mean to denigrate my countrymen and women but you’ve heard of the British Stiff Upper Lip?
Yep, it can be very stiff and therefore hard to lip read!
I’ll think of you when I’m taking care of my Camellia!! stevmk2
Good morning Rene and belated greetings and welcome from me too. Am currently not at home which is why I missed your introduction last week.
Belated welcome Rene and Happy New Year. I hope you enjoy the forum.