tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580452553261760693.post419189132701689903..comments2024-03-18T07:27:47.408+00:00Comments on Stella Deleuze rants and other topics: Oi, foreigner, learn English before you talk to meStellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13356640334979836289noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580452553261760693.post-23112970453086831002011-12-11T01:25:03.288+00:002011-12-11T01:25:03.288+00:00I hate Germans who live in England and after learn...I hate Germans who live in England and after learning to string together a couple of sentences in English looks down on EASTERN EUROPEANS. I happen to be married with an English girl and went to University so my English is quite good, I cannot say it for Germans and French living in England. They sound very foreign even after five years living in UK. However, when you start to talk to them in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580452553261760693.post-82398564007952496292011-12-04T17:24:26.867+00:002011-12-04T17:24:26.867+00:00Oh gee, that's awful. And that's not a pra...Oh gee, that's awful. And that's not a prank, that's just plain nasty. I understand your being sensitive now. <br><br>And yes, being a foreigner can be a bit scary. Especially in the beginning when you have difficulties to follow a conversation in a pub with loud music and people chatting away. There's only one solution: jump right in. ;-)Stella Deleuzehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18292709925143749760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580452553261760693.post-91905564964541634562011-12-04T17:10:28.321+00:002011-12-04T17:10:28.321+00:00Hey, I'm a foreigner too Stella. I used to hav...Hey, I'm a foreigner too Stella. I used to have a greeting in the answering machine in both English and Spanish. Then one day I came back home to find a message where someone, after using a racial slur, claimed that they would kill me and my family if I did not go back to "the country I'm from." It was probably a prank, but our greeting in the answering machine nowadays is only Phantomimichttp://phantomimic.weebly.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580452553261760693.post-89369501599918900962011-12-03T22:09:27.495+00:002011-12-03T22:09:27.495+00:00Phanto I think you need to read my post again.You ...Phanto I think you need to read my post again.<br><br>You are reading too mucn into it. I merely stated an observation and my concerns about it.<br><br>If I see someone's interested in learning, I'm all up for helping ;-)<br><br>I'm a foreigner myself, you see?Stella Deleuzehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18292709925143749760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580452553261760693.post-40576922019134989742011-12-03T21:56:41.060+00:002011-12-03T21:56:41.060+00:00You wrote: "Why should I encourage people who...You wrote: "Why should I encourage people who aren't motivated?"<br><br>Well, being in a foreign country where you can't speak the local language can be very scary and disheartening. This is specially true if you are there because you have no other options and also if you are not particularly well educated.<br><br>I'm just saying that an encouraging and understanding smile Phantomimichttp://phantomimic.weebly.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580452553261760693.post-34834727920632916132011-12-03T21:39:34.876+00:002011-12-03T21:39:34.876+00:00GorillaShe might know the word fat as meat, butter...Gorilla<br><br>She might know the word fat as meat, butter and all that has 'fat' in it. <br>There was another instant with another girl, I asked if the cheese was mild and she looked at me in cofusion. When I said 'not strong' she knew immediately what I was talking about. Very odd. It's simpliest basic English. <br><br>Anyway, I'm not singling out the Polish here, there Stella Deleuzehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18292709925143749760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580452553261760693.post-84813131216005043992011-12-03T21:23:38.685+00:002011-12-03T21:23:38.685+00:00Hello, Stella. I find that omission in her vocabul...Hello, Stella. I find that omission in her vocabulary quite interesting. The adjective "thin" is normally used to describe people in everyday speech, although perhaps not very often, as it isn't polite to make remarks about someone's physique. Perhaps, one might say that a friend or relative who had lost weight was looking thin. So maybe we shouldn't be surprised that the Gorilla Bananashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13044093013423635830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580452553261760693.post-30172576467631586352011-12-03T18:16:36.316+00:002011-12-03T18:16:36.316+00:00ckaisercaYou see, that's the point: If I lived...ckaiserca<br><br>You see, that's the point: If I lived in Poland, I'd learn the language. I'm not. I live in England and learned the language, still do.<br>I know a few words in Polish, though. ;-) And no, it's not swear words, I object to teaching foreigners swear words.Stella Deleuzehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18292709925143749760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580452553261760693.post-83548652169270410352011-12-03T18:07:29.113+00:002011-12-03T18:07:29.113+00:00Hi, Phanto~for some it's lack of opportunity o...Hi, Phanto<br><br>~for some it's lack of opportunity or motivation<br>~too poor to pay for classes<br><br>But then you say I should encourage people to learn. <br><br>Why should I encourage people who aren't motivated? Older people: okay. <br><br>I'm mostly referring to those who go and live abroad for a while or for longer and just can't be bothered to learn. <br><br>Lack of Stella Deleuzehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18292709925143749760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580452553261760693.post-73878557800425184042011-12-03T18:04:23.577+00:002011-12-03T18:04:23.577+00:00On the other hand, you could take this opportunity...On the other hand, you could take this opportunity to learn a bit of Polish. . .ckaisercahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14445811663245170945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580452553261760693.post-16910518115748587392011-12-03T17:57:54.796+00:002011-12-03T17:57:54.796+00:00You made me remember that the writer Isaac Asimov ...You made me remember that the writer Isaac Asimov once referred to English, somewhat jingoistically, as "Earth Standard."<br><br>Why people don't learn the language of the country they live in is often a complex question. For some is lack of opportunity or motivation. For others it is that their learning a new language is beyond their capabilities. This is especially true for older Phantomimichttp://phantomimic.weebly.com/noreply@blogger.com