My Wife is Funny
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Albert Holguin wrote:
you know, most people in Europe speak 3-4 languages
Hmmm not really. The french refuse to speak anything but French. The Germans might also speak English but not much. The Spaniards might also speak English. There really is only one country where we learn 3-4 languages and that's only half the country then. (Belgium, you know the one without a government ;P ) For the record I speak: Dutch, English, French and German.
Tom Deketelaere wrote:
The Germans might also speak English but not much.
I've never had a problem traveling around Germany... most young people speak English... that combined with my crappy German worked well... :-D
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Dalek Dave wrote:
speaking English VERY LOULDLY
How do you do that?
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We live in Texas. In the United States. One of the few countries that is not brave enough to specify a "national language". This weekend, we were in a furniture store being helped by a Hispanic guy. In the middle of our visit, one of the warehouse monkies came up to him and started a conversation about some furniture that we were inquiring about. The conversation was entirely in Spanish. This really irritated my wife, so she interrupted them. "My husband and I speak English and .45ACP. How would you like to proceed?" Looks like I'll be getting a new t-shirt soon. :)
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997Funny quote. :-D But out of curiosity...While you live a few hours closer to the border than I, why would it really matter if they spoke to each other in Spanish? The gentleman (or hombre if you prefer) who came out of the warehouse may not have spoken English very well. It is likely not his preferred or first language. Personally, I wouldn't have cared one bit, as long as they didn't start asking me questions in Spanish expecting an answer.
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So would specifying a national language make it illegal for two people to speak a different language in front of someone who doesn't speak that language? I thought you Texans claimed to be all about freedom.
You're free to speak English.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997 -
As long as you exclude the UK from your definition of Europe. Most British people just speak English and Foreign - Foreign being shouting and speaking more slowly :laugh:
Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.(Winston Churchill)
:laugh: I can't complain about the Brits... I've been lost in Italy and had a group of them help me out... :thumbsup:
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So would specifying a national language make it illegal for two people to speak a different language in front of someone who doesn't speak that language? I thought you Texans claimed to be all about freedom.
It wouldn't be illegal, but it would be rude. Especially when you were interrupted by someone else that carried-on a conversation in another language. Get a clue.
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy Adams
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Funny quote. :-D But out of curiosity...While you live a few hours closer to the border than I, why would it really matter if they spoke to each other in Spanish? The gentleman (or hombre if you prefer) who came out of the warehouse may not have spoken English very well. It is likely not his preferred or first language. Personally, I wouldn't have cared one bit, as long as they didn't start asking me questions in Spanish expecting an answer.
In a customer service situation, it's RUDE to speak a language other than the language used by the customer to initiate the conversation. Personally, I freakin' hate it.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997 -
Albert Holguin wrote:
everyone else speaks multiple languages...
This is true for India. Nearly everyone speaks their local language (tamil, malayalam, hindi, telugu, punjabi...) and English. Sometimes people speak more than one Indian language.
Regards, Nish
My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com
Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
English
In India, isn't English spelled Inglish?
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering” - Wernher von Braun -
Albert Holguin wrote:
you know, most people in Europe speak 3-4 languages
Hmmm not really. The french refuse to speak anything but French. The Germans might also speak English but not much. The Spaniards might also speak English. There really is only one country where we learn 3-4 languages and that's only half the country then. (Belgium, you know the one without a government ;P ) For the record I speak: Dutch, English, French and German.
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We live in Texas. In the United States. One of the few countries that is not brave enough to specify a "national language". This weekend, we were in a furniture store being helped by a Hispanic guy. In the middle of our visit, one of the warehouse monkies came up to him and started a conversation about some furniture that we were inquiring about. The conversation was entirely in Spanish. This really irritated my wife, so she interrupted them. "My husband and I speak English and .45ACP. How would you like to proceed?" Looks like I'll be getting a new t-shirt soon. :)
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997 -
I've done my fair share of traveling over there... point is... everyone else speaks multiple languages...
Albert Holguin wrote:
everyone else speaks multiple languages...
no they don't. Most people who speak other languages, "know" these other languages out of necessity instead of desire. America's mother tongue is bastardized English. This is my mother language. I shouldn't have to learn someone else's language in my own F'n country.
Just along for the ride. "the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)
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We live in Texas. In the United States. One of the few countries that is not brave enough to specify a "national language". This weekend, we were in a furniture store being helped by a Hispanic guy. In the middle of our visit, one of the warehouse monkies came up to him and started a conversation about some furniture that we were inquiring about. The conversation was entirely in Spanish. This really irritated my wife, so she interrupted them. "My husband and I speak English and .45ACP. How would you like to proceed?" Looks like I'll be getting a new t-shirt soon. :)
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997 -
English, German, French and Spanish (French and Spanish are at a tourist level, German I am quite fluent having lived there).
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
English
In India, isn't English spelled Inglish?
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering” - Wernher von Braunahmed zahmed wrote:
In India, isn't English spelled Inglish?
You are thinking of Canadians.
Regards, Nish
My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com
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No, people in Europe mainly speak two languages, Their mother tongue and English. Except the English who speak every language in the world. They do this by speaking English VERY LOULDLY! and v e r y _ s l o w l y
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I have often heard it said that "The English are lazy when I comes to learning other languages.". I would retort "The English did not conquer half the world so that we could learn other languages!". No I know that sounds imperialistic, that's because it is :-D
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Dalek Dave wrote:
It means that all official documentation would have to be in all official languages, road signs, warnings, anything that affects people and is issued by the state in fact.
I know what it means, I was wondering if John did. I just see no point.
If the offical language was established, the cost to government and businesses would go down because at that point, they're nly obliged to use the national language on signage, forms, products, etc. It's a win/win situation (and I get to save ammo for more important situations).
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997 -
We live in Texas. In the United States. One of the few countries that is not brave enough to specify a "national language". This weekend, we were in a furniture store being helped by a Hispanic guy. In the middle of our visit, one of the warehouse monkies came up to him and started a conversation about some furniture that we were inquiring about. The conversation was entirely in Spanish. This really irritated my wife, so she interrupted them. "My husband and I speak English and .45ACP. How would you like to proceed?" Looks like I'll be getting a new t-shirt soon. :)
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997I fail to see the humour in threatening someone with a weapon just for speaking another language.
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Albert Holguin wrote:
everyone else speaks multiple languages...
no they don't. Most people who speak other languages, "know" these other languages out of necessity instead of desire. America's mother tongue is bastardized English. This is my mother language. I shouldn't have to learn someone else's language in my own F'n country.
Just along for the ride. "the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)
"No, that is just the earthly manifestation of the Great God Retardon." - Nagy Vilmos (2011)Slacker007 wrote:
I shouldn't have to learn someone else's language in my own F'n country.
Yeah but would you be bothered if two people spoke a foreign language in your presence? When my wife and I are in public, we normally try and use English, but sometimes when we make a comment to each other we use Malayalam. Of course we never do this if we are in a discussion that includes non-Malayalam speakers.
Regards, Nish
My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com
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Since .45ACP seems to be the dominant theme, have you approached Congress about having an official language? If not, then why not?
Because they're afraid it'll cause a ruckus with the 9mm folks, and we won't even begin to discuss the .38 Special guys who, by their very nature, think they're "Special".
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997 -
Funny quote. :-D But out of curiosity...While you live a few hours closer to the border than I, why would it really matter if they spoke to each other in Spanish? The gentleman (or hombre if you prefer) who came out of the warehouse may not have spoken English very well. It is likely not his preferred or first language. Personally, I wouldn't have cared one bit, as long as they didn't start asking me questions in Spanish expecting an answer.
Andrew Rissing wrote:
The gentleman (or hombre if you prefer) who came out of the warehouse may not have spoken English very well.
Good point...
