Way off topic, but it has do to with the French

If Joe tries first to speak spanish (or german, or french, or... etc) even
if he fails
misserably, that will be seen as an ice breaker and he'll be able to
continue
in english if needed. Most europeans speak decent english in turist
cities, and
a lot even in more remote places.

Yep, it's going to be Spanish or....sign language, I guess. No English
allowed.

I'd pay good money to have a hidden camera on him in Madrid!

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

On Mar 10, 10:47 pm, "Jay Honeck" wrote:
If Joe tries first to speak spanish (or german, or french, or... etc) even
if he fails
misserably, that will be seen as an ice breaker and he'll be able to
continue
in english if needed. Most europeans speak decent english in turist
cities, and
a lot even in more remote places.

When I travel abroad and my size and demeanor label me as an American
(that's tall, not wide).

As soon as I begin speaking French, the barriers dissolve and the
welcomes begin.

It's sad, in a way, but understandable. I've silently witnessed the
"Tourists" coming in and acting like asses.

I think if we stop all tourism departing from NY we'll solve 75% of
the problem.


Dan

Dan wrote in
:

On Mar 10, 10:47 pm, "Jay Honeck" wrote:
If Joe tries first to speak spanish (or german, or french, or...
etc) even if he fails
misserably, that will be seen as an ice breaker and he'll be able
to continue
in english if needed. Most europeans speak decent english in turist
cities, and
a lot even in more remote places.

When I travel abroad and my size and demeanor label me as an American
(that's tall, not wide).

As soon as I begin speaking French, the barriers dissolve and the
welcomes begin.

It's sad, in a way, but understandable. I've silently witnessed the
"Tourists" coming in and acting like asses.

I think if we stop all tourism departing from NY we'll solve 75% of
the problem.


Nah, americans are as amateurs compared to the Brits. They are, hands
donw, far and away, the worst tourists who ever lived. Americans ma be a
bit clueless, but they're actually ( and I'm generalising here) abit
more in awe of local culture even if they don;t like it. The brits will
throw a union jack over whatever it is they find, rename it and start
serving fish and chips. They're currently on a "**** over france" binge.
Their med resorts are simply appaling. I wandered into one in Corfu a
few years ago and it had to be seen to be believed. The Greeks wisely
tiled every public place in the town (Kavos) so they could hose them
down after they were finished.







Bertie


Bertie

On Mar 11, 11:01 am, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Dan wrote :



On Mar 10, 10:47 pm, "Jay Honeck" wrote:
If Joe tries first to speak spanish (or german, or french, or...
etc) even if he fails
misserably, that will be seen as an ice breaker and he'll be able
to continue
in english if needed. Most europeans speak decent english in turist
cities, and
a lot even in more remote places.

When I travel abroad and my size and demeanor label me as an American
(that's tall, not wide).

As soon as I begin speaking French, the barriers dissolve and the
welcomes begin.

It's sad, in a way, but understandable. I've silently witnessed the
"Tourists" coming in and acting like asses.

I think if we stop all tourism departing from NY we'll solve 75% of
the problem.

Nah, americans are as amateurs compared to the Brits. They are, hands
donw, far and away, the worst tourists who ever lived. Americans ma be a
bit clueless, but they're actually ( and I'm generalising here) abit
more in awe of local culture even if they don;t like it. The brits will
throw a union jack over whatever it is they find, rename it and start
serving fish and chips. They're currently on a "**** over france" binge.
Their med resorts are simply appaling. I wandered into one in Corfu a
few years ago and it had to be seen to be believed. The Greeks wisely
tiled every public place in the town (Kavos) so they could hose them
down after they were finished.

Bertie

Bertie

LOL.. now that's funny.

Read Daniel Boorstin's "The Image" and you'll never be the same again.
Absolutely ravages the "tourist" mentality (among so many other
things).

(Boorstin was former librarian of Congress -- so this isn't kook
pamphlet).

Dan

Dan wrote in
:

On Mar 11, 11:01 am, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Dan wrote
innews:c0b81167-79ba-4aaf-b759-846832052424
@n36g2000hse.googlegroups.c
om:



On Mar 10, 10:47 pm, "Jay Honeck" wrote:
If Joe tries first to speak spanish (or german, or french, or...
etc) even if he fails
misserably, that will be seen as an ice breaker and he'll be
able to continue
in english if needed. Most europeans speak decent english in
turist cities, and
a lot even in more remote places.

When I travel abroad and my size and demeanor label me as an
American (that's tall, not wide).

As soon as I begin speaking French, the barriers dissolve and the
welcomes begin.

It's sad, in a way, but understandable. I've silently witnessed the
"Tourists" coming in and acting like asses.

I think if we stop all tourism departing from NY we'll solve 75% of
the problem.

Nah, americans are as amateurs compared to the Brits. They are, hands
donw, far and away, the worst tourists who ever lived. Americans ma
be a bit clueless, but they're actually ( and I'm generalising here)
abit more in awe of local culture even if they don;t like it. The
brits will throw a union jack over whatever it is they find, rename
it and start serving fish and chips. They're currently on a "****
over france" binge. Their med resorts are simply appaling. I wandered
into one in Corfu a few years ago and it had to be seen to be
believed. The Greeks wisely tiled every public place in the town
(Kavos) so they could hose them down after they were finished.

Bertie

Bertie

LOL.. now that's funny.

Read Daniel Boorstin's "The Image" and you'll never be the same again.

I'm never the same from one minute to the next.


Bertie

On 2008-03-11, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Nah, americans are as amateurs compared to the Brits. They are, hands
donw, far and away, the worst tourists who ever lived.

Not this one. I personally try to avoid all the British ghettos in
holiday resorts.

I'd also say the Germans are one step worse. There's a whole lot of hand
wringing over here about binge drinking. I saw the Germans on vacation
in Palma de Mallorca last year. They make the British look like amateurs
when it comes to binge drinking!

--
From the sunny Isle of Man.
Yes, the Reply-To email address is valid.

Dylan Smith wrote in
:

On 2008-03-11, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Nah, americans are as amateurs compared to the Brits. They are, hands
donw, far and away, the worst tourists who ever lived.

Not this one. I personally try to avoid all the British ghettos in
holiday resorts.

I'd also say the Germans are one step worse.

No, they aren't.


There's a whole lot of hand
wringing over here about binge drinking. I saw the Germans on vacation
in Palma de Mallorca last year. They make the British look like
amateurs
when it comes to binge drinking!

I get to Germany and the Uk quite a lot. No comparison.
i know not all brits do this, but you only have to look at beeny-dawm"
to see who the champions are.


Bertie

On Mar 12, 2:01*am, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Dan wrote :





On Mar 10, 10:47 pm, "Jay Honeck" wrote:
If Joe tries first to speak spanish (or german, or french, or...
etc) even if he fails
misserably, that will be seen as an ice breaker and he'll be able
to continue
in english if needed. Most europeans speak decent english in turist
cities, and
a lot even in more remote places.

When I travel abroad and my size and demeanor label me as an American
(that's tall, not wide).

As soon as I begin speaking French, the barriers dissolve and the
welcomes begin.

It's sad, in a way, but understandable. I've silently witnessed the
"Tourists" coming in and acting like asses.

I think if we stop all tourism departing from NY we'll solve 75% of
the problem.

Nah, americans are as amateurs compared to the Brits. They are, hands
donw, far and away, the worst tourists who ever lived. Americans ma be a
bit clueless, but they're actually ( and I'm generalising here) abit
more in awe of local culture even if they don;t like it. The brits will
throw a union jack over whatever it is they find, rename it and start
serving fish and chips. They're currently on a "**** over france" binge.
Their med resorts are simply appaling. I wandered into one in Corfu a
few years ago and it had to be seen to be believed. The Greeks wisely
tiled every public place in the town (Kavos) so they could hose them
down after they were finished.

Nah Aussies are far worse than Brits. We, I mean they, have little
respect for culture full stop.
We, I mean they , go to peaceful places like Bali and behave like
absolute *******, getting ****ed out of their
brains at every opportunity. We, I mean they, like going to Britain
just to hang **** on "the poms" and rub it in
their faces that they cant play cricket or rugby ( substitute any
activity that takes brawn over brain). We, I mean they
make lame jokes to mock every culture that ever lived on the planet.
We , I mean they , have created or populiarised, a derogatory term for
just about every country , except the ones we, I mean they, havent
heard of. Theres the Septic Tanks ( yanks ) Wogs, Nips ,Towell heads,
frogs, lesbos, boongs. Yep , we, I mean they , are shockers. Our , I
mean their, saving grace was that at least they didnt go around
bombing the crap out of other countries we, I mean they, have no
business being in ..... until our, I mean their , jerk of a prime
minister followed the village idiot into Iraq. ( our, I mean their,
lack of respect is particularly profound when it comes to
politicians ...of all persuasions )
Terry
PPL , Fisherman Downunder

terry wrote in
:

On Mar 12, 2:01*am, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Dan wrote
innews:c0b81167-79ba-4aaf-b759-846832052424@
n36g2000hse.googlegroups.com:





On Mar 10, 10:47 pm, "Jay Honeck" wrote:
If Joe tries first to speak spanish (or german, or french, or...
etc) even if he fails
misserably, that will be seen as an ice breaker and he'll be
able to continue
in english if needed. Most europeans speak decent english in
turist cities, and
a lot even in more remote places.

When I travel abroad and my size and demeanor label me as an
American (that's tall, not wide).

As soon as I begin speaking French, the barriers dissolve and the
welcomes begin.

It's sad, in a way, but understandable. I've silently witnessed the
"Tourists" coming in and acting like asses.

I think if we stop all tourism departing from NY we'll solve 75% of
the problem.

Nah, americans are as amateurs compared to the Brits. They are, hands
donw, far and away, the worst tourists who ever lived. Americans ma
be a bit clueless, but they're actually ( and I'm generalising here)
abit more in awe of local culture even if they don;t like it. The
brits will throw a union jack over whatever it is they find, rename
it and start serving fish and chips. They're currently on a "****
over france" binge. Their med resorts are simply appaling. I wandered
into one in Corfu a few years ago and it had to be seen to be
believed. The Greeks wisely tiled every public place in the town
(Kavos) so they could hose them down after they were finished.

Nah Aussies are far worse than Brits. We, I mean they, have little
respect for culture full stop.

Yeah, but they don't pretend that they do and they don't imagine that
they're superior.


We, I mean they , go to peaceful places like Bali and behave like
absolute *******, getting ****ed out of their
brains at every opportunity. We, I mean they, like going to Britain
just to hang **** on "the poms" and rub it in
their faces that they cant play cricket or rugby

ANd this is suposed t be a bad thing?

( substitute any
activity that takes brawn over brain). We, I mean they
make lame jokes to mock every culture that ever lived on the planet.
We , I mean they , have created or populiarised, a derogatory term for
just about every country , except the ones we, I mean they, havent
heard of. Theres the Septic Tanks ( yanks ) Wogs, Nips ,Towell heads,
frogs, lesbos, boongs.


Yeah, well, I have seen that aspect of them and that's not one of their
more attractive qualities. I reckon they got that from their forefathers
( the brits)


Bertie

"Jay Honeck" wrote in
news:5pmBj.70409$yE1.50829@attbi_s21:

If Joe tries first to speak spanish (or german, or french, or... etc)
even if he fails
misserably, that will be seen as an ice breaker and he'll be able to
continue
in english if needed. Most europeans speak decent english in turist
cities, and
a lot even in more remote places.

Yep, it's going to be Spanish or....sign language, I guess. No
English allowed.

I'd pay good money to have a hidden camera on him in Madrid!

Maybe you could send the one you use to check on your mexican staff.


Bertie