Re: Foriegners who refuse to assimilate rise to municipal power...

On 31 Oct, 20:44, "True Blue" <garybagg...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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http://www.metro.co.uk/news/world/article.html?Costa_mayor_who_speaks...

According to the Metro he's lived there for 25 years and can hardly
speak Spanish, according to the The Grauniard, it's 10 years. Either
way, what a twat.

Classic English behaviour overseas. I just had a scout around to see how
much Hindi or Bengali the British tended to learn in India - not much, it
appears from a superficial search.

There was an absolute requirement for Brits in the Indian Civil Service to
qualify in at least one Indian language to remain in India, and for army
officers to qualify in at least two.

These days it's very difficult for someone English to practice any Indian
language in India as every Indian you meet wants to practice his or her
English at every opportunity, and the chance to practise on a native
English speaker is usually not one they're prepared to miss.

And somewhat paradoxically, if you want your children to have a first class
education, in the manner of Eton, but at around a tenth of the fees, then
India's the place. Amazing what you can achieve without political
correctness.

When I go abroad I always try to speak the local language. I can do
French, Spanish/Italian and German - all just about enough to order a
meal and say thank you. It does bug me a little when the person
replies in perfect English and appears to not notice my efforts. I
was, however, pleased in Malta when in a rough bar full of Maltese
guys who looked as though they were deciding who was going to slit my
throat first, I got up to leave and said, 'thank you and goodbye', in
Maltese. They all immediately smiled and returned the compliment.
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