March 18, 1944 (V-Mail) - Speaking
the Language
Tunis, Tunisia or Somewhere in the Naples, Italy Area
"...These past two weeks have proved a complete
disaster as far as my writing any letters are concerned. Lately we'd
been on the go and as I said before out at sea there are no post offices...I
am in strange ways having a bit of fun. It's a bit different from
the kind we had at home...Really surprising how one learns a language
if one puts his mind to it. Can speak enough Italian now to pass for
an alien. Seriously I can now carry on a conversation and understand
enough to get me by. Since I've been over here, I've learned a bit
of French, a bit more Italian and even have an opportunity once in
awhile of putting my broken Polish to use...Come to think of it I
even know about three phrases of German. Boy! wait till I hit around
Berlin..."
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