languages

[Olivier]

What an interesting discussion the Euro has sparked!


Theresa:

>> Well, I would say it's rather uncommon. Frenches rarely speak English, not
>> to mention German, and it's the other way around with the Germans.

French people are definitely not good at foreign languages and don't even care to try-- somehow
thinking we're still the leading country and blissfully unaware things have changed since Voltaire.


>>And - rather important - they don't change the languages on films and series on >>TV, which is a
wonderful source of getting to know a language.

Wow! Where's that? Great thing.


>> Anyway, I'm generalizing a lot here. For instance, you guys here on the
>> list are excellent in english, and I don't want you to be angry at me
>> now! :) And I know people at scientist faculties are almost always
>> speaking in english, because there are foreigners everywhere.

Yeah, well, they ahve to, but don't speak that well. Heck, many scientists I've known couldn't even
spell in their own mother tongue (French)!

Uncle Scrooge on the other hand can speak many languages. I can't remember exactly which--
stories: Tralla La, McDuck of  Arabia, ...
Donald I guess only speaks English-- and Tralla Lalian (sp?)
What about HDL? Smart as they are, surely they must know some other language.

Olivier--
English
German (a bit rusty)
Spanish (2 years only, so there isn't much left)
can make out a few words in Italian (those that are almost the same as in French, he he)