Comments on: Liviu Ciulei Fills the Empty Space

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By: David W. Boles

David W. Boles — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:57:13 +0000

Liviu does find a common and human way to be understood — even in class when English words failed him.

By: kathakali.chatterjee

kathakali.chatterjee — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:55:59 +0000

Gordon, it would be great to know what he actually saying…let us know!

By: kathakali.chatterjee

kathakali.chatterjee — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:54:48 +0000

David, you are so right about “universal human communication”…
Liviu Ciulei was a delight to watch, – I could pick up a couple of English words but overall understood what he wanted and he was all animated and happy when the actors on the stage could actually perform the way he was showing…powerful!

By: David W. Boles

David W. Boles — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:46:21 +0000

Now I’m confused. You were immersed in 100% Romanian from birth and did not speak English. Your highly educated chemist mother took you to an American preschool… and expected what… that all the children and staff spoke Romanian and not English? How could she not prepare you to communicate in English?

By: Gordon Davidescu

Gordon Davidescu — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:05:45 +0000

Indeed it was in America. Good ol’ New Jersey. I started learning English in Preschool when my mother was confronted by my preschool teacher, wondering why jibberish was coming out of my mouth. That jibberish was Romanian. I would speak only Romanian. The teacher thought I was a special needs child. A doctor told my mother to exclusively speak English to me. The rest of the family continued speaking Romanian, however.
Also, I avoided Sesame Street for a long time — because it wasn’t in Romanian!

By: David W. Boles

David W. Boles — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:58:00 +0000

Wow! Was this in immersion in America? When did you begin to learn English?