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What we create with our experiences, that's magic.

I have participated in Orereta’s Affair Batzuk initiative. When I signed up for the initiative, I set out to devote my best efforts to the Basque language and to increase my sensitivity to language and the environment.

On the first day I put on the veneer, went down to the village and entered a store that wasn't the usual. To the shopkeeper, Mr. Bloom said "Hi," and he answered me the same. Until then, apart from the farewell, I have never heard that woman speak in Basque. Why haven't I worked in Basque with other clients?

This time I decided to speak in Basque. At the time of the purchase I had a doubt and asked him in Basque with a smile; she answered me slowly and in Basque. Thank you very much.

And then a man came in, and I realized he was a very well-known client, and among them they began to speak in Spanish. I came up with a new doubt and now I also spoke in Basque. After becoming thoughtful, he began to respond in Basque gradually. When he finished, the other client, astonished, told him in Spanish:

“Didn’t you know I was speaking in Basque?” How nice is it?

“My daughter knows Basque, but my husband doesn’t. It costs me a lot, I don't speak well.

“Well, you seem to do it very well.

The man looked at her with joy.
So I said,

“You speak very well. The most natural Euskaltegi is the one that emerges with relationships. I will come here more times and speak in Basque with you, OK? We will do so.

If we do not turn our backs on stereotypes, if we do not act by those who have the most facilities, if we do not take account of what is in front of us, what can we expect, what are we going to ask of others?

He smiled at me, paid and I smiled. Before leaving, the other client told the shopkeeper that he had to speak more in Basque, that he did very well, that he gave some good sounds. I let them speak positively about their experiences with language. I always make the first and second words in Basque, but I didn't realize how often I went to Spanish.

What happened? First, I closed the doors to prejudice and that in a small space two people gathered together who had the will to communicate and speak in Basque. If we do not turn our backs on stereotypes, if we do not act by those who have the most facilities, if we do not take account of what is in front of us, what can we expect, what are we going to ask of others? How will we get those people to make the leap of learning Basque grammar to speak in Basque? Euskaltegis don't do magic; magic is what we create with our experiences. Let us continue to open popular channels of communication!

 

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