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ElbowFreak
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PostSubject: I did get my braces today/English people speaking foreign languages.... :D   I did get my braces today/English people speaking foreign languages.... :D Icon_minitimeMon 16 Feb 2009, 16:05

And this at age 25. Crying or Very sad
It really sucks. I look like a teenager. And it looks like I've dirty teeth. Neutral
Oh boy, and this for at least 2 years. Great!


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Sad HUGGGGGGGSSSSSSSS Very Happy It's a pain for a few years, but it's completely worth it!!!!!!! I used to get called bugs bunny and stuff, now i have great teeth Very Happy see? Razz
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lol! Yeah, ok! Very Happy
Problem is I have great teeth but I have a jaw malposition. So you can't realy see a result. It's called open-bite.
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Oh! Razz then it's annoying Razz
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I've never had to worry about my teethe....




its other people that should be worried about my teethe Twisted Evil
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I was the first in my school to have them when I was about 12/13 and they made a hell of a difference. The strangest feeling was feeling my teeth for the first time when mine came off after a good 2 or 3 years. Being able to clean them properly was a bonus too...we are with you pal and it is totally worth it! Smile
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Vaguely on topic...

I've just booked my first dentist appointment for 10 years. Credit card on standby. Rolling Eyes
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Awww, adult braces are no fun! But if you need 'em, you need 'em and you'll be glad you did it when they're off. My neighbor just got some put on (his were to correct a jaw problem as well), and he's 38, so don't feel bad!
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Todays braces are surely less stressy than the one I had to wear as a kid. I had one which that I had to talk with closed mouth!! I never wore it and got another smaller one for the upper teeth. Worked better but was still unpleasant. At least it was worth it.
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Ha! *LOL* Like I said before... you can't see a result. Whatever. Very Happy
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Hmm...somehow I don't get it. If it shows no results why do you have to wear the brace?? I googled for the open bite, isn't the plan that the bite closes? (after the two years?) Or wouldn't be an operation the better idea?
Anyway, of course I wish you luck, that it will be ok one day
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I will have an operation in about a year or so. Depends on how long it takes to get all teeth in one line exactly. (Sie müssen genau in einer Reihe sein, meine sind jetzt nicht wirklich schief, bis auf zwei in der unteren Reihe, also nur kleinere Anpassungen; Dann werd ich operiert. Der Oberkiefer wird hinten angehoben und dann nochmal ein Jahr die Spange damit sich nix verschiebt. Mein Hauptproblem ist dass ich knirsche. Das kann zu Kieferarthrose führen, darum der ganze Aufwand)

Sorry, for writing in German.
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German is a sexy language.

Sucky about the braces, m'dear, hope they at least do what they gotta do for you!
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Ah yes. So once again fingers crossed that it will be worth the trouble. Smile
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Thanks. Hope so, too! Ask me in two to three years! *LOL*

How are you doing?
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ElbowFreak wrote:
I will have an operation in about a year or so. Depends on how long it takes to get all teeth in one line exactly. (Sie müssen genau in einer Reihe sein, meine sind jetzt nicht wirklich schief, bis auf zwei in der unteren Reihe, also nur kleinere Anpassungen; Dann werd ich operiert. Der Oberkiefer wird hinten angehoben und dann nochmal ein Jahr die Spange damit sich nix verschiebt. Mein Hauptproblem ist dass ich knirsche. Das kann zu Kieferarthrose führen, darum der ganze Aufwand)

Sorry, for writing in German.

Ich habe es mehr oder weniger verstanden! Very Happy
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I think it's so funny that so many people understand german. Maybe TL and I don't need to write in English anymore! *LOL*
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I think it's so funny that so many people understand german.

Ich bin deutsch-englisch Übersetzerin Smile
(I'm a transltor (for those who don't))

Anyway hope the brace isn't too much of a pain!
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Glendarian wrote:
Quote :
I think it's so funny that so many people understand german.

Ich bin deutsch-englisch Übersetzerin Smile
(I'm a transltor (for those who don't))

Anyway hope the brace isn't too much of a pain!

I scared more and more.... affraid
Very Happy What the heck...

And no, at the moment it doesn't hurt.
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Aye, translators are scary people Twisted Evil
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You're a translator! Awesome! I am doing a Modern Languages degree namely Spanish and German. How long you been in the business and what is it like?
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Nice one, Ted! I've been a freelance translator for 15 years - I love the freedom of working for myself, and of course using my languages (German, French and Welsh - most of my work is German, but I'm sure there'sa lot of demand for Spanish too). If you want a serious chat PM me - my careers officers used to look at me as if I'd said I watned to be a Hollywood starlet or something and suggest I used my languages indirectly in another career - but it is possible. Smile
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yo hablo espanol (not that well, but still)
ich sprächen deutch
jag pratar svenska
I speak English
I used to know Danish (now not as much as Im never in denmark anymore)
I understand Norwegian
I do know a few Welsh words because i've been working in wales a few years now.

It sounds better than what it is though ^^.

im sorry was this a thread about braces,

i never had any, i've always had "perfect teeth" as the dentist said. lucky me
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Glendarian wrote:
Nice one, Ted! I've been a freelance translator for 15 years - I love the freedom of working for myself, and of course using my languages (German, French and Welsh - most of my work is German, but I'm sure there'sa lot of demand for Spanish too). If you want a serious chat PM me - my careers officers used to look at me as if I'd said I watned to be a Hollywood starlet or something and suggest I used my languages indirectly in another career - but it is possible. Smile

Are you a fluent Welsh speaker? I'm a typical south east Welsh woman who can't speak a word and learns the words of the national anthem by rote just before a rugby match!
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We had a welsh teacher from time to time. Relly funny! Very Happy There must be a village that has a really long and very hard to pronunce name...! Can't remember ...
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