_Laurie_ Posted February 2, 2008 Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 I first learned Italian when I was little, when my parents were mad, they would swear in Italian...I had no idea what they were saying, but I don't think it was very good.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 I first learned Italian when I was little, when my parents were mad, they would swear in Italian...I had no idea what they were saying, but I don't think it was very good.... That reminds me of my parents too, Laurie... they both spoke Italian (though they were not Italian, but they loved the culture) and as we, the children, understood French and English, they used to speak italian when they didn´t want us to understand... My grandparents did the same with German, they spoke Russian to us but German was their second language and we often listened and stare at each other (my brother and I ) wondering "What do they say?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 We went to the snow in Flagstaff in November with a couple, she is American, he is French and trying to learn English. It's hysterical! We took some photos, and he was looking through them, and he says to his wife, "We are very good-looking in this photo." Andy says to him, "In America we say, 'we look good in this photo.'" Maybe you had to be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viaene Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 isn't italian all about body language? =D I learned all languages at school, we got 4 of them. Very usefull if I look back at that education Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mars88 Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 I think it's amazing that Europeans can speak so many languages. I took 6 years of French, and can only read bits and pieces. I don't even TRY to speak it these days. When I was dating my husband, he asked me to teach him how to say: Stop picking your a$$ (in my native language), because we were walking behind an old man doing just that. In all the years we've been married (over 18), that is all he has learned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viaene Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 as nobody speaks dutch we're kind off forced to learn other languages to build up a good economy *great story about the a$$ Mars88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayzor Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 my grandmothers family is from belgium and they all speak french (she was born in Canda though as the family made the trip just before she was born) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 I think it's amazing that Europeans can speak so many languages. SouthAmericans too. Actualy, when you´re born in a country where your mom is Italian, your dad is Hungarian, your neighboor is French and you speak in English at school, it´s not strange people can speak many languages. My husband knows some sentences and words in Russian, he uses them to impress my Russian speaking mom and family... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 just stumbled across this today... Languages of Europe map and Au revoir Mister Franglais Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viaene Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 Imagine I used to know that language map by heart last year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth-Angel Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 I can understand quite a bit of German, Dutch, Swedish (written and spoken )thanks to learning Afrikaans as my second language. Although, when it is used in normal conversation between 2 native speakers, I completely lose track and it sounds like garbledygook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 What Europeans Think Of Each Other This is a basic backgrounder for Americans, primarily, who might think Europeans do nothing all day but bitch about Americans. Don’t get me wrong—they do love bitching about Americans. But they also like bitching about each other, as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 I love the In Heaven and In Hell sign at the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viaene Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 We Frenchs love America... We can´t forget they liberated Paris and saved the world... We have a good memory... we still can´t forgive the Brits for burning Jeanne D´Arc... Spaniards consider themselves white and European, and would be deeply insulted if you suggested they were Latin American of any kind. Spaniards know some Latin Americans -mosty from Argentina and Brazil- are whiter and blonder than them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayzor Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 What about what Americans think about other countries? Too many don't even realize there ARE other countries until they decide to invade them! Canadians know and love all countries and invite you all over to have some beer and watch some hockey! We don't think too highly of the American politicians, though. Each seems to be a bigger crook than the last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Any country that produced a reggae rapper such as Snow need not be talking smack about other countries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayzor Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 We produce one awful musician for every 250 that come out of the US Peachy! I'll drink to that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 I'll drink to it, too, my besotted brother. I was just yankin' yer chain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayzor Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 as was I my betrunken southern neighbor! Everyone knows that our countries get along fairly well despite the jokes that constantly run back and forth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 We don't think too highly of the American politicians So we agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel2Velvet Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 In any nation, the only entity more detestable than a political parasite is the voter who places them near a vein. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayzor Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 So we agree. It appears that way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted May 9, 2010 Report Share Posted May 9, 2010 We Frenchs love America... We can´t forget they liberated Paris and saved the world... We have a good memory... we still can´t forgive the Brits for burning Jeanne D´Arc... Spaniards know some Latin Americans -mosty from Argentina and Brazil- are whiter and blonder than them... Heheh. Just as wrong when some people refer to me as "Hispanic." That I was baptised Catholic (renounced it), speak Spanish (seldom speak it, except with family), and have a Spanish name (never bothered to change it since it's a hassle) is purely incidental. I had no choice in any of that. I tell those who care to listen that I'm a latin-American (or just "American") since I do not trace any of my heritage to Hispaniola or Spain. I'm about as "Hispanic" as I am Irish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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