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What do you think of it? Do you notice a difference when you hear someone from the Canary Islands talking and when you hear someone from Spain?

Im totally comfortable with it, the only time i get lost is when someone is talking really fast (this is only because its been so long since i lived there). Sometimes i listen to my mum talk (only sometimes though) and if she goes on and on i switch off and just start listening to the sound rather than the words. What i really like is the way it goes up and down in pitch, and when it gets blurry and nasal and when words get blurred together. Its very pleasant to hear. I do it myself but not as much as i would do if i lived there and heard it all the time and picked it up more.

Does anyone have trouble hearing the H sound that often replaces the S? Is it confusing? I cant help chuckling to myself at the thought of people not knowing whats going on because of all the Hs. I guess you have to get used to it.

What about the fact that C and Z is always pronunced S rather that TH? Personally i hate the TH sound, to me its disgusting and distracting, although i guess it can be quite sexy when a girl is speaking, but i can only tolerate it for so long.