"alexy" wrote in message
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"karel" wrote:
"Morgans" wrote in message
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"Philippe" wrote
A bunch of stuff in french
Since this newsgroup is obviously in English, even though it is
international, why don't you have the courtesy of posting in English.
You
obviously read English, so please respond in the same language.
just because most people here are from the US, it doesn't give them a
monopoly.
if people from other languages are going out of their way all the while
to read & write english, why do you need to get upset over one single
message in French?
it is not because europeans generally have better education,
especially on the subject in languages, that you should call
it a discourtesy not to make use of that.
I agree that use of a language other than English is not a
discourtesy. I'm sure the poster recognized that his readership would
be dramatically reduced because of his use of French, but that is his
decision to make.
How does one spell "monolingual"?
A-M-E-R-I-C-A-N
Yes, I do admit to the fact that Americans are not good about learning other
languages. When I travel abroad, I always try to learn a few phrases, to
make the people I am trying to communicate with feel like I have at least
made an effort, and that usually makes people appreciative.
How many languages would you have me learn? Until French becomes the
world's unofficial universal language, I will continue not to become fluent
in it. Why is English spoken as the official language of air traffic
control? Why do most of the Scandinavian countries speak English as a
universal language between all of the small countries and dialects?
Sorry if I stepped on any toes, but you all will have to admit that English
is the most universal language of the developed world, and if that makes me
an ugly American for saying it, so be it. Your problem, not mine, for
speaking the truth.
--
Jim in NC
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