Re: The British and Foreign languages
hmmm... you could always learn Scots, incase you wish to hazard a trip north of the border. A Briton should never need a foreign language. Foreigners should always speak English, and if they do not, then it is entirely their fault. We didn't have to Empire for nothing, you know.
It was not theirs to reason why,
It was not theirs to make reply,
It was theirs but to do or die.
-The Charge of the Light Brigade - Alfred, Lord Tennyson
"Wherever this stone shall lie, the King of the Scots shall rule"
-Prophecy of the Stone of Destiny
"For God, For King and country, For loved ones home and Empire, For the sacred cause of justice, and The freedom of the world, They buried him among the kings because he, Had done good toward God and toward his house."
-Inscription on the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior
Re: The British and Foreign languages
England doesn't need a second language, english is the most common language in the world. If you have to have a second language I would pick german or chinese.
Re: The British and Foreign languages
Choose Arabic and you are pretty much guarenteed a job if you speak English too.
Cowardice is to run from the fear;
Bravery is not to never feel the fear.
Bravery is to be terrified as hell;
But to hold the line anyway.
Re: The British and Foreign languages
German has the largest economy in Europe, so that is a good language to learn (yes, I'm biased, so what). Another good one would be Spanish, maybe Italian?
Re: The British and Foreign languages
Learn Welsh, just in case you end up in the middle of Wales and nobody speaks English.
Re: The British and Foreign languages
Spanish. Reason being it's spoken not only in Europe, but a few countries in Asia, and all of Latin America except Brazil.
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Re: The British and Foreign languages
Are there still people in Wales who still don't speak English? Because I thought they died out years agoOriginally Posted by Martinus
"Look I’ve got my old pledge card a bit battered and crumpled we said we’d provide more turches churches teachers and we have I can remember when people used to say the Japanese are better than us the Germans are better than us the French are better than us well it’s great to be able to say we’re better than them I think Mr Kennedy well we all congratulate on his baby and the Tories are you remembering what I’m remembering boom and bust negative equity remember Mr Howard I mean are you thinking what I’m thinking I’m remembering it’s all a bit wonky isn’t it?"
-Wise words from John Prescott
Re: The British and Foreign languages
No, no, that's Scots Gaelic you're thinking of. The Welsh Group-of-people-who-try-and-run-things-but-have-no-power are quite good at restoring the language, unlike the Scottish Executive, which seems remarkably good at lowering the numbers of Gaelic speakers, despite its desperate attempts...
It was not theirs to reason why,
It was not theirs to make reply,
It was theirs but to do or die.
-The Charge of the Light Brigade - Alfred, Lord Tennyson
"Wherever this stone shall lie, the King of the Scots shall rule"
-Prophecy of the Stone of Destiny
"For God, For King and country, For loved ones home and Empire, For the sacred cause of justice, and The freedom of the world, They buried him among the kings because he, Had done good toward God and toward his house."
-Inscription on the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior
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