Molding in German

[shogun]

Bin in D geboren, lebe aber schon ab 1980 in Asien.

[632 Regal]

HEY! you guys cant outsource this forum...Bring back Ross, Bring back Ross, Bring back Ross!!!

[shogun]

o.k., guys, lets go back to our forum language

中国語を理解するか。

[Zeuk in Oz]

o.k., guys, lets go back to our forum language

中国語を理解するか。

Our "lingua franca" no less. Schade.

It is interesting that nothing annoys English speakers as much as foreign conversations they can't understand.

[Gayle]

Our "lingua franca" no less. Schade.

It is interesting that nothing annoys English speakers as much as foreign conversations they can't understand.

It is true. We don't have to learn other languages because everywhere we go, they speak English. We have no motivation to learn other languages and it is so rare that we are left out, we can't cope

[Kai@e34.de]

It is true. We don't have to learn other languages because everywhere we go, they speak English. We have no motivation to learn other languages and it is so rare that we are left out, we can't cope

agree... my sister's bf is american, too. he lives in germany for ~15yrs now and knows only a few german words/phrases like hallo, wie gehts, ich heisse john and so on. there's no real need to learn it, nearly everyone here speaks a little bit english.

Enough of this German engineering Natzi ****!!!! Buy a Commodore Ya sillly C@#$S!!!!

an Opel Commodore would be a german nazi car, too a real nice one, in my opinion.

[Zeuk in Oz]

It is true. We don't have to learn other languages because everywhere we go, they speak English. We have no motivation to learn other languages and it is so rare that we are left out, we can't cope

The internet, being predominantly in English, has also exacerbated this phenomenon.
I realise, upon re-reading my post, that it might have been a little condescending. That was not my intention, rather I just wanted to highlight the characteristic which I have witnessed here in Oz, in the States and to a lesser extent in the UK.
I have this very problem with my in-laws (who have never been out of Australia) constantly in that they do not tolerate anything other than English being spoken in their presence. This even if someone else does not speak English and translation is occurring.
My solution to this "problem" is to encourage young people to travel far and wide, thus experiencing different cultures and languages and developing more tolerance.
In Oz few children take the study of languages seriously as they feel no need to learn another language - implying that if someone doesn't speak English then they are not worth conversing with !
What this has meant is that few Aussie children know any English grammar as it is not taught in schools any more. Were they to learn another language in which grammar was taught, this would in effect help their English.
It certainly did mine !
I even wonder how many of the readers of my post understand the concept of a lingua franca - where 2 people converse in a common language which is foreign (not their mother tongue) to both of them. Erich (shogun) and I do so every time we post.
Sorry for the rant - just consider it the random ramblings of a deranged mind !

[Interceptor]

It is true. We don't have to learn other languages because everywhere we go, they speak English. We have no motivation to learn other languages and it is so rare that we are left out, we can't cope

People outside the US understand that americans act as spoiled brats, so we don't mind learning English







P.S. to dumb people: This is a joke, so don't even try to crap on me for being a nazi SOB

[shogun]

In Australia cars are extremely expensive what I heard, especially the import cars. This is to protect the local production in Australia.
Im my opninion a bit too much protection.
How can they produce cars at a reasonable price if there is not the qty like in other countries?
With that small population in Australia it is probably impossible.

[632 Regal]

This is something the USA has dissolved, send all work to other countries so all we have here is only the welthiest and the poorest, nothing in-between.