Being civilized? What does it mean?
“Conquering” territory and setting new borders?
Explaining the standard way for grabbing a cup of tea while discussing being empathetic?
Dabbing your lips with a small corner of a napkin using its inner side in order to keep a polished appearance while eating crabs?
Using the language at its finest but deprived of colloquialism?
Taking the neighbor’s piece of blueberry cheesecake so you can re-brand it for your business?
Being civilized according to AI?
(Bunny ears begin here):
“A civilized society is the opposite of a primitive or barbaric one. It refers to a highly developed and complex culture with a sophisticated way of life”.
Hmm, not sure about the highly developed part, and 100% positive it is mistaking waste-ficated by sophisticated.
Seems like the criteria of a civilized conqueror.
So, what does it mean to be uncivilized?
According to the History books?
My (our) wild ancestors/tribes some centuries ago.
Okaaay,
Here are some verifiable examples of civilized creatures:
Civilized my dog who is perfectly able to understand his master’s emotions.
Civilized my neighbor’s cat who is perfectly able to regulate his family emotions without posting it on Insta-Cat.
Civilized the moor straw in El Cajas that after the last wildfires is still able to save water for the next drought without any resentment.
Civilized nature.
Anyway,
In the Spanish language realm you don’t need to destroy anything you have already learned to build up something new. You can add new layers to what you’ve already achieved.
You don’t need to conquer any land, worlds or words to become a civilized Spanish speaker, I know many in this land who are natives but not even master the basic functions to behave as an average human being (politicians are the “better” example).
I help students to feel more comfortable while speaking Spanish without feeling uncultured in the process.
Check out the link and if something fits what you need, click the booking button:
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(Just don’t behave as a civilized compulsive buyer).
All-the-best,
City: Ecuador
