Spain: 47% of adults don´t speak a foreign language
Oct 1st, 2009, 03:23 AM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91mbT03oHYw
German ruleZ
Good someone stated the obvious for a change.
German ruleZ
Good someone stated the obvious for a change.
Oct 1st, 2009, 07:34 AM
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hi logos,
I'm not sure I agree with you. the new minister had a great opportunity to show his international viewers how confident he is, and he blew it. I would expect any British politicain who was fluent in another language [if only] to answer a question from the foreign press in that language. I thought he just looked a bit petty especially when he repeated what he'd said about speaking only german in Germany.
I wonder if the BBC correspondent will take him up on his invitation to tea?
I'm not sure I agree with you. the new minister had a great opportunity to show his international viewers how confident he is, and he blew it. I would expect any British politicain who was fluent in another language [if only] to answer a question from the foreign press in that language. I thought he just looked a bit petty especially when he repeated what he'd said about speaking only german in Germany.
I wonder if the BBC correspondent will take him up on his invitation to tea?
Oct 1st, 2009, 07:50 AM
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>take him up on his invitation to tea?
I'm sure he will, that's an opportunity for an exclusive interview. Newspeople like that
But the question had been answered a minute before in German and the BBC man obviously didn't understand one single word.
I'm sure he will, that's an opportunity for an exclusive interview. Newspeople like that
But the question had been answered a minute before in German and the BBC man obviously didn't understand one single word.
Oct 1st, 2009, 07:53 AM
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I remember driving through Canada - an officially multi-lingual country - as the guest of a client once, and I saw a sign warning of no more fuel for 130km – the English sign had dropped off leaving only the French sign – I asked my friend – a member of Mensa – if we had enough fuel for 130 km, When he asked why, I explained there was a sign – he asked “how could you tell? It was in French.”
khunwilko, Canada is officially bi-lingual, ( English and French) although, being a country of immigrants, many citizens speak other languages. The signs in Quebec must be in French. Unfortunately, outside Quebec and pockets of other provinces, most Canadians do not speak French.
If Spanish is one's mother tongue, it is much easier to learn Italin than English!
khunwilko, Canada is officially bi-lingual, ( English and French) although, being a country of immigrants, many citizens speak other languages. The signs in Quebec must be in French. Unfortunately, outside Quebec and pockets of other provinces, most Canadians do not speak French.
If Spanish is one's mother tongue, it is much easier to learn Italin than English!
Oct 4th, 2009, 07:06 PM
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Yes - I know Canada is bi-lingual.
It's a long time ago but tI think the sign said something like....
"Pas de l'essence sur 130KM"
As these signs are not that uncommon, I would have thought that anyone could work out on seeing "130KM" what this sign was about with or without the English translation.
It's a long time ago but tI think the sign said something like....
"Pas de l'essence sur 130KM"
As these signs are not that uncommon, I would have thought that anyone could work out on seeing "130KM" what this sign was about with or without the English translation.
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