Re: 200,000 native english speakers in Brussels....


Peteris Cedrin? (Peteeyis Comeradus) wrote:
> «Pas de deux» wrote:

> What does that have to do with anything? I speak Latvian, English,
> French, and German, and rudimentary Russian -- the point is that it's
> pretty fucking difficult to find your way around a country that speaks
> a language known only to itself.

That's why everyone speaks English.

> > Yankee-at-heart Cedrins cannot bring himself to chide anglos who live
> > all their lives in Québec without learning one word of French, but he
> > feels free to chide a Lithuanians for being monolingual in their native
> > language in their native land. Is that a right reserved only for
> > Yankees, Russians, Germans, etc? Are they all 'uncool'? Or is it only
> > uncool not to learn el puto inglés?

No, just for russkies.

> How am I a "Yankee-at-heart," you little Australo-Germanic=Candian
> slob? I live in Latvia, and my heart happens to be here.

No, you've stated that you live in "Dvinsk" and your heart is with some
Rothko guy.

> Yes, I feel free to chide Lithuanians for being monolingual.

You would prefer russian, wouldn't you, comradus peetey?

> Yes,
> people who speak languages little known outside their countries are
> compelled to speak major languages.

Zee russkie dvinskian dialect, oui?

> > > I've met Estonians who _refused_ to speak Russian even though they
> > > spoke English
> > > very badly
> >
> > Good for them!
>
> Um, how so? I thought it utterly idiotic.

This is typical for idiots from dvinsk. No vorry.

> I speak Russian very, very
> badly -- but meeting Estonians in Sweden who spoke English that was
> worse than my Russian, yet refused to speak Russian, was... well,
> enlightening?

Yes, is enlightenink. You speakum da russkie, oui?

> > > I'm afraid I mostly agree with Eugene,

> > Well, well. Hug a russky today.
>
> Hug a Canadian, big boy.

You are beink squishy peetey. Stop your fantazy projectioninks already.

> You have a rather different history. It would be impossible to study
> Lithuanian history seriously without Polish, Gintai! Does that make you
> seethe?

No, iz just mek you look more like russkie sluga.

> > > It's not possible to take a nice trip eastward.
> >
> > What would be 'nice' about it? Especially if the uncool Russians don't
> > speak English. Suddenly it's OK for them to be monolingual?
>
> What's nice about it? Have you ever set foot in it? Has Henry? Has Hui?

You iz no anverink conumdrum zat you hev stepped into, comeradus
petrushka. Ansver already!

> > > I think most people here at least try to step out of viewing
> > > languages as lethal weapons.
> >
> > If that's true for Latvia, then it's a recipe for disaster. Russian is
> > a lethal weapon and it needs to be strictly controlled.
>
> Pfft.

Stop beink squishy, petrushka.

> > Respect needs to be earned. Russia, Russians and therefore their
> > language haven't earned it yet. Maybe next century after countless
> > apologies and megabuck compensation. If that was good enough to force
> > on Germany for its decade of misdemeanours, then it sure as hell should
> > be forced on Russia for its five decades. Until that happens, "being
> > nice" to Russians and "honouring" their language is out, because it
> > would mean saying "it's OK what you did to us".
>
> I see. So everybody needs to apologize.

No just you russkies need to apologizink. And pay much dengii.

> For what? Being born?

No russkian moron; for russia having occupied sovereign nations and
parasitized them for 54 years.

> Having a
> mother with a tongue?

Stop already with you momma squishy tounge.

> And speaking a language means apologizing for
> what somebody else did in that language?

You can speak dvinski russkie if you wish - but only if you apologizink
for havink comit many crimes.

> You are so fucked up it's not even funny, you pathetic loser.
> /P

Best you go back to matooshka petrushka.. there barbarian language such
as you speak is appreciatink.

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