In some of my previous work I had consult the massive technical document library that are the GSM standards, the originals are in French.
And one of the great modern ironies mentioned in this thread - is that English is now the Lingua Franca. 😛
I have an opinion maybe wrong ... i think that English people are fundamentally cheerful. They like jokes and funny people.
I like the English humor a lot indeed.
I guess English people like also their humor. Same tastes must mean something.
And then there is another nice characteristic ... they are also able to make fun of themselves (rif. Little Britain. Love those guys).
Self-ironic ...
Instead in Italy many people are inflated balloons ... especially those with power. Unbearable.
It is impossible for danes to make fun at themselves. Some try, but you feel, it is fake humour straight away. They just can't do it. Inflated or not.
I think he should be forced to wear a helmet with horns for a whole week for a start.
and look in the mirror just before hitting the "send to forum post"
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Balloons reminds me of a very sweet French girl I worked with, I helped her and partner improve their spoken English.
Payment was French cuisine (the chap was a chef.. And how!).
Here's the funny thing about the quoted words - I inserted 'buffoon' without a thought and had to read thirce more to make sure I had read correctly.
buffoon - definition of buffoon in English from the Oxford dictionary
For some reason unbeknownst to me native english-speaker appear to be unable to speak slower than they naturally do.
If asked to do so they do repeat everything at the same pace but louder.
In extreme cases they not only get louder, they also mimic your accent. ;-)
Hi and really nice.
I think that a very interesting case is Hong Kong.
It will be interesting to see if HK will become more Chinese or China will become more Hong Konghish 🙄
It is clear that there the "confrontation" between the two culture is passionated.
Anyway i read always in the same paper i mentioned before
This implies of course that also in the other Countries mentioned business English has a key role.
Another thing.
As most of the international MBA course are held in English i would find weird that then English is not the language of business.
As a matter of fact it is.
Thanks again.
Kind regards, gino
Its the language of international air travel, as long as pilots keep on using it it'll retain its protected status.
Hi yes and not only. It is also the language in most of international commercial exchanges. Not a small thing.
My ex is Danish as are my parents...me designed in DK, made in AUS 😉.
Her mother had a debilitating stroke so she went back to DK with the boys to tend to her mother.
I ok'd this on a handshake agreement that she be back in 12 months which she did not honour....I should have had this in writing but in my background/upbringing one's word is binding...I now know better.
So my kids enrolled in DK school after 2 years AUS schooling.
In their first year of DK schooling (Grade 2) they of course topped their classes in English, but also Danish....whip smart little cookies the both of them 😎.
Danes are taught English in school from day one, and further constantly exposed to English language TV/Video so typically are fluent.
So they speak perfect English but with a slight American accent...they will be here in two days and staying for a month...ample time to correct that inflection
.Dan.
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