Sometimes, I truly hate the French!!

[Gorn Captain]

Actually it's a three language country, remember that very tiny German part with Eupen in it

But I totally understand Rik, it is quite frustrating at times, but you learn how to deal with it. Myself, I spreak Dutch, English, French, a little German and a little Spanish, so I get by wherever I go.

True, Thomas, but we're trying to forget the Germans. Don't mention the War, as we heard in Fawlty Towers!

Hey, I speak exactly the same languages as you.
Heck, you'd think we live in the same country.....

[Mikey]

Do you speak Bocce?

[raider5gt]

Do you speak Bocce?

I speak over 6 million "Beep Beep"

[Mikey]

Yea ok, shut up

We'll take this one

[jayihdz]

Just learn a little something...... is all good...

[BlackKnight]

Do you speak Bocce?

[Cosmicman]

I speak two languages (well sorta) English my number one and German my number two. I am currently studying Italian (Alberto is having a fun time with me with this currently He is having the same problems with English that I am with Italian as far as repositioning phrases. )

I think it is fun to study and learn other cultures. I tried to touch on French a few years ago. It sounds like an easy language but there are a lot of accents that must be pronounced with your lips to make the words work/flow perfectly.

One time, we were at a museum cafeteria talking about a horse using the word Mare to refer to a female horse. A wise group of French students were busting a gut when we were talking. A few minutes later someone pointed out that Mare in French stands for ****.. Or at least the way we were pronouncing it.

Learned my lesson with my French buddies that day.

[Gorn Captain]

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One time, we were at a museum cafeteria talking about a horse using the word Mare to refer to a female horse. A wise group of French students were busting a gut when we were talking. A few minutes later someone pointed out that Mare in French stands for ****.. Or at least the way we were pronouncing it.

Learned my lesson with my French buddies that day.

From next week on, I'll be teaching a course here: "How to be rude to the French in ten easy lessons". Feel free to join!

When I was last in Paris, we went to a restaurant. Three of us ordered chicken. One ordered fish.
The waiter refused.
Why?
They cut up one chicken in four portions. So the four of us had to order chicken, or none at all.
We couldn't believe it? So if ONE person comes in, he has to take four orders, or nothing at all?
We didn't feel like arguing, but that was a "Frak you, foreigners", if ever I heard one. We all ordered spaghetti instead. And no, we didn't have to slice up the one meatball in four parts, fortunately...

PS: can you imagine how much chicken we would have gotten per person? As a main course????

[Mikey]

"How to be rude to the French in ten easy lessons"

We American's INVENTED that

First, start by bankrupting France having them fund our war against the British ...
Then when the war is over, be great friends with the British and tell France to bugger off

[garagesale]

Anyone here ever read Shakespeare in the original Klingon?

JamesD

[rche]

What about sign language for the deaf,isn't that universal?

I have always wanted to learn sign language

That doesn't work as universal either. There are differences between ASL (american sign language) and just about any other country.

for instance: European sign language, BSL (British), Flemish SL for the Dutch along with Belgian-French SL just to get us back to square one.. The list goes on and on. Wherever there is a dialect, there is an equivalent for sign.

Don't let that stop you from learning sign tho. You never can tell when you might need it.

[Hector]

We American's INVENTED that

I see that you don't speak English either.

[Gorn Captain]

"How to be rude to the French in ten easy lessons"

We American's INVENTED that

First, start by bankrupting France having them fund our war against the British ...
Then when the war is over, be great friends with the British and tell France to bugger off

Excellent plan.
Let's do that again....

[raider5gt]

That doesn't work as universal either. There are differences between ASL (american sign language) and just about any other country.

for instance: European sign language, BSL (British), Flemish SL for the Dutch along with Belgian-French SL just to get us back to square one.. The list goes on and on. Wherever there is a dialect, there is an equivalent for sign.

Don't let that stop you from learning sign tho. You never can tell when you might need it.

Yes i was wondering if there were different types of sign language around the world.

Thanks rche.