Classic PF: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xmADpBu_ZCA
Can get a bit freaky at the middle bit, but makes the final section all the more glorious!
Can get a bit freaky at the middle bit, but makes the final section all the more glorious!
Heh. That reminds me of Nelson Pass' description years ago of the trials & tribulations of the ion cloud loudspeaker:
"It was the perfect high end audio product: Exotic, inefficient, expensive, unavailable, and toxic."
-- Jim
One of my all-time favourite songs ever.
Smoke a joint on a summer day, lay on the warm rocks by a quiet lake, and have that song on at moderate SPL. Paradise in my brain.
I was told by a Danish person once that very few Danish people understand Danish, and fewer speak it properly. It was sort of a joke, of course, but the point is most of them don't really need the Danish language. According to your earlier statement, it should be dead by now.
A part of the joke was something like, "What word is most spoken in Danish?"
"Hvad?"
("What?")
Or, what is the most common Danish expression?
"Hvad sagde du?"
("What did you say?")
Last edited:
Yet I would hazard a guess that there are government employees in Denmark whose job it is to ensure it does not die. Just like in so many countries. Here in Canada, we have laws which enforce the use of not one, but two "official" languages. Is this necessary? I am not quite so sure, but I know many people would emphatically say "YES!"
The fact that a language has to be artificially propped up is an indication of its decline. I was very amused by the stop signs in Ontario that say Arret, whereas in France, they say Stop. "Ils sont plus francais que les francais."
The double-standard that exists will be quite striking if you visit Quebec.
(But Quebec City, in particular, is wonderful. I highly recommend a visit there if you have not been.)
(But Quebec City, in particular, is wonderful. I highly recommend a visit there if you have not been.)
Last edited:
Well, at least in Montreal, people actually speak French (albeit with that odd Canadian accent). I don't think I've ever heard it spoken in Toronto. Only English, though I did hear a couple of Orthodox guys speaking Yiddish at the airport- I think I startled them a bit by saying something to them. It was weird for me, I hadn't actually heard anyone speak it outside of movies for maybe 40 years.
I have told this story before, but it fits here.
Years ago I was in Sweden, at the gym. I overheard two guys going back and forth between Swedish, English and French. I went over and tried out my best Swedish on them (I spoke Swedish with a Norwegian accent).
They were quite shocked that I would speak to them in Swedish. "Why?" They asked. I told them I was learning the language. At that point one looked me square in the eye and said in a friendly way "But here everyone speaks English - everywhere else, no one speaks Swedish. Why bother?"
IME, the Danes speak even better English than the Swedes. Quite impressive.
Long story but to cut it short, my two sons (blonde haired, blue eyed chick magnets !) moved from Aus to Denmark when they were 9 and 8 yo.
At the end of their first year of Danish schooling, both were top of their classes in English as is to be expected, but also top of their classes in Danish....whip smart the both of them....hereditary of course 😎.
The older one is taking a gap year, and then off to do degree/masters in programming.
The younger one is finishing school soon, and then going to study robotics degree.
He spent two years at a boarding school with focus on performing arts and majored in music (guitar/kb/drums/vocals) and recording/production.
We talk almost daily on Skype, and I am still continually amazed (and gratified) at his range and extent of English vocabulary.
We discuss audio theory and technical, and he instantly grabs any concept that I throw at him....then asks intelligent questions that I have to dig deep to answer !.
Danes are exposed to much English through tv, and their education system is very thorough.
In the home or in public I don't know the proportion of spoken English vs Dansk, but I will ask.
Dan.
At the end of their first year of Danish schooling, both were top of their classes in English as is to be expected, but also top of their classes in Danish....whip smart the both of them....hereditary of course 😎.
The older one is taking a gap year, and then off to do degree/masters in programming.
The younger one is finishing school soon, and then going to study robotics degree.
He spent two years at a boarding school with focus on performing arts and majored in music (guitar/kb/drums/vocals) and recording/production.
We talk almost daily on Skype, and I am still continually amazed (and gratified) at his range and extent of English vocabulary.
We discuss audio theory and technical, and he instantly grabs any concept that I throw at him....then asks intelligent questions that I have to dig deep to answer !.
Danes are exposed to much English through tv, and their education system is very thorough.
In the home or in public I don't know the proportion of spoken English vs Dansk, but I will ask.
Dan.
Again, straying a bit off topic, I had this theory and it reminded me of the sort of thing you'd think of and discuss tirelessly when stoned. Here it is: Do you think that considerable business acumen and humour are mutually exclusive. My basis for this theory is perhaps a bit weak but is based on 2 famous Brits, namely Simon Cowell and Sir Allan Michael Sugar, both of whom display an innate absence of humour, yet have amassed huge business empires. Oh, and not forgetting Mr Burns from the Simpsons! Do you agree with this theory, can you cite any good examples to contradict this theory?
Btw , I don't smoke anymore, as I mentioned in a previous post, but having indulged considerably between the ages of 16~25 approximately, I have been left with the remarkable ability to think like a stoned person without the need for the intoxication! Thankfully I am able to switch this on and off!
Btw , I don't smoke anymore, as I mentioned in a previous post, but having indulged considerably between the ages of 16~25 approximately, I have been left with the remarkable ability to think like a stoned person without the need for the intoxication! Thankfully I am able to switch this on and off!
Last edited:
- Status
- Not open for further replies.