As long as the Statue of Liberty stands in New York Harbor France and the US will be bickering
like the relatives they are. Who stepped up in 1917 and 1943? That gives us the right to give you
a rashion any time we want to. And you've got the right to give it back. Then we'll gang up on
the Belgians.
"Sandy" <
[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> With all that has been said, I have trouble understanding the
motivation to
> visit our country without some idea that we live in a different
language.
> Could it just be more conspicuous comsumption ? Wanna to go to
France,
> cuz.... Gee I dunno ! Better get there before GWB decides on a
regime
> change there.....
>
> And was that the big horror of the trip ? Did you feel the need to
leave
> immediately ? Did you leave ? Will you promise not to come again ?
>
> On the jersey, it is not wrong to be proud that Armstrong and Lemond
have
> taken the Tour so many times - it's just the hostile manner of
expression
> that offends.
>
> Cheers,
>
> "warren" <
[email protected]> a écrit dans
news:200620030858386315%[email protected]...
> > In article <
[email protected]>, Qui si
parla
> > Campagnolo <
[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > Jim writes-<< The one time I was in Paris, I asked the woman at
the
> airport
> > > information
> > > > booth were I could change currency. She blew smoke in my face
and said
> (in
> > > > English) that she did not speak English. >><BR><BR>
> > >
> > > warren responds-<< You mean you went to France and didn't know
how to
> ask a
> > > simple question in French? That's rude and presumptious. >><BR><BR>
> > >
> > > Absolutely, the french chick had every right to blow smoke in
his
> face!!! How
> > > dare the American not be fluent in french when in france!!!!
> > >
> > > YGBSM, A person came into the shop that didn't speak english,
only
> spanish. I
> > > went next door and got a guy that could translate...I guess I
should
> have
> > > ****** on his foot or something since he didn't speak english,
according
> to
> > > warren....
> >
> > Peter, et al. Asking for the currency exhange in a foreign country
is
> > one of only 5 or 6 phrases you really need to know. Like where is
the
> > bathroom, where is the metro/bus/train/boat, how much does this
cost, I
> > would like, do you have, etc. This is far different from being
fluent
> > in the language and these few phrases and some basic vocabulary
can be
> > learned during the flight over.
> >
> > People are generally very helpful and appreciative that you make
at
> > least some effort to speak their language. OTOH, if you're going
to
> > LIVE in the country I think you should be at least close to fluent
in
> > the language.
> >
> > -WG
