drunkenfool
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I think mine is probably "good night" which i know in English, French, German, Welsh, Castellano, Gallego, and Valenciano. Random thread, yes im bored.
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sam-smith
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fuck off haha
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drunkenfool
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Originally posted by sam-smith
fuck off haha
You english by any chance? 
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Huwsi
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Registered: 27th Apr 07
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Fluency in Welsh and English is about as much as i can handle tbh
I can say a few things in french german and spanish (Mexican relative) though 
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drunkenfool
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im fluent in english (obviously) and pretty much fluent in Spanish, but its nice to know a few bits and pieces of other languages too  I dont get why all english people seem to be so against the idea of learning something other than english, bit sad really 
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Huwsi
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It is, then again i would say that because i'm not english
The way i look at it (and as most people probably do) is that theres not really a huge demand for multilingual people 
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Jay
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Its not that im against learning another language I just cant be arsed to learn something I wont use, most holiday resorts you go to they speak English anyway so, saves me the job.
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CorsAsh
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Few mundane ones.
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CorsAsh
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Originally posted by JayM
Its not that im against learning another language I just cant be arsed to learn something I wont use, most holiday resorts you go to they speak English anyway so, saves me the job.
And perpetuates the lazy English stereotype.
Even if you just ask the initial question in their language, then fall back on English, you made the effort and they appreciate it.
How would you feel if someone came up to you and immediately expected you to speak Urdu just because there's a large Muslim contingent in the UK? Pissed off I bet.
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Jay
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Originally posted by CorsAsh
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Originally posted by JayM
Its not that im against learning another language I just cant be arsed to learn something I wont use, most holiday resorts you go to they speak English anyway so, saves me the job.
And perpetuates the lazy English stereotype.
Even if you just ask the initial question in their language, then fall back on English, you made the effort and they appreciate it.
How would you feel if someone came up to you and immediately expected you to speak Urdu just because there's a large Muslim contingent in the UK? Pissed off I bet.
If they were living here I would be pissed off yeh, but I dont plan on moving abroad so dont want to learn a language, if they where holidaying here then its understandable and I wouldnt be pissed off.
P.s I did make the effort when I went Skiing in Italy as I knew it wouldnt be a big english speaking place and yeh it did go down well.
[Edited on 16-06-2008 by JayM]
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
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I want to but I've no confidence. I learnt a bit of the local for every country I've been to and used not one bit while I was over there.
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R Lee
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Originally posted by Ian
I want to but I've no confidence. I learnt a bit of the local for every country I've been to and used not one bit while I was over there.
Is it because you're scared that it'll come out in a strange scouse accent?
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Ian
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As it probably will.
I also think the stuff you learn is the foreign equivalent of Queens English. I don't want to walk up to a bar and say 'Excuse me kind sir, may I trouble you for a pint of your finest' and get laughed out of there.
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R Lee
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Originally posted by Ian
As it probably will.
I also think the stuff you learn is the foreign equivalent of Queens English. I don't want to walk up to a bar and say 'Excuse me kind sir, may I trouble you for a pint of your finest' and get laughed out of there.
That is so true 
The French I learnt back at school is apparently stupid and useless. Thats according to a French person I spoke with.
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Huwsi
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it's a good job i payed no attention to my french teacher!
I happened to be in a class full o clowns so it wasn't as though i would have payed any attention any way
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drunkenfool
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I went to a house party last week and none of the people that i met that night guessed by my accent that I was English, so im happy about that
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morpheus22
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Originally posted by Huwsi
it's a good job i payed no attention to my french teacher!
I happened to be in a class full o clowns so it wasn't as though i would have payed any attention any way
same as my class only we where "learning" spanish
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drunkenfool
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Crap, its 3 am, id better go to sleep!
Good night, bonne nuit, gute nacht, nos da, buenas noches, boas noites, bona nit...
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morpheus22
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fuck off 
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Huwsi
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Originally posted by morpheus22 fuck off
Hahaha
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Jay
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Originally posted by Ian
I want to but I've no confidence.
Thats a big part of my reason too.
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Tom
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I love trying to pick up new languages on holiday but that's where I give up, don't see the point unless I lived somewhere and could pick it up properely. I can muddle through in french though.
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ed
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I can say a lot of things in English and French. I think that's better than a few things in a lot of languages
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CorsAsh
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Originally posted by Ian
As it probably will.
I also think the stuff you learn is the foreign equivalent of Queens English. I don't want to walk up to a bar and say 'Excuse me kind sir, may I trouble you for a pint of your finest' and get laughed out of there.
Quite true that, you learn better everyday languages by being with the people who speak them.
Don't worry about the accent, got a guy from Leeds here who speaks German with a Yorkshire accent, they can understand him just fine. Apparently us northerners sound like we're from Saxony, Southerners sound gay.
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Tiesto
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Know a little bit of Zulu and Afrikaans. Not much use though tbh.
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