Chinese (and other) pilots unable to speak English pose danger for air travel (CNN)

Craig Welch writes:

My experience of that it that it depends on the Parisian's perception of
where the English speaker is from.

Much has changed in the forty years since the U.S. military was last present
in France in any significant number.

Morgans writes:

Yet these are the two primary nations that saved them from all speaking German.

And they are the nation that prevented the United States from remaining a
group of British colonies.

"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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El Maximo writes:

You despise leaving your apartment, why would anyone think you know
anything
about 'interactions worldwide"?

Stephen Hawking is confined to a wheelchair; why would anyone think he
knows
anything about the rest of the universe?


Because he is intelligent? Now show us your medals.
--

JohnT

"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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Morgans writes:

Yet these are the two primary nations that saved them from all speaking
German.

And they are the nation that prevented the United States from remaining a
group of British colonies.


So!
--

JohnT

JohnT writes:

Because he is intelligent?

Amongst other reasons. But also because experiential knowledge is not the
only type available.

Mxsmanic wrote:
William Black writes:
It's the major official language, and a lot more popular than Hindi in
school for older kids.

Hindi is the major language, with English being more of a lingua franca (since
there are many different languages in India). Educated people do learn
English, but they don't necessarily speak it on an everyday basis.

Actually, an awful lot of them do.

It is common in wealthy and educated households to speak English at home
and for children to attend English-medium schools.

Have you been to India?

miguel
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Mxsmanic wrote:
El Maximo writes:


You despise leaving your apartment, why would anyone think you know anything
about 'interactions worldwide"?


Stephen Hawking is confined to a wheelchair; why would anyone think he knows
anything about the rest of the universe?

You're no Stephen Hawking

NotABushSupporter writes:

You're no Stephen Hawking

True. I understand his personality is very different from mine.

Mxsmanic wrote:

NotABushSupporter writes:

You're no Stephen Hawking

True. I understand his personality is very different from mine.

Correct. He has one.

--
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http://www.davidhorne.net - real address on website
"Abominable, loyal, blind, apparently subservient."
Pres. Carter on Pres. Blair- May, 2007

Mxsmanic wrote:
NotABushSupporter writes:

You're no Stephen Hawking

True. I understand his personality is very different from mine.

Like that's all you don't have in common with Mr. Hawkings.