(1) Many countries, english is only the "second" language.
you converse in english only every now and then, so how does one get
fluent in it?
you don't get a chance to constantly converse in english till you get
a job. forget the minority, am talking about majority here :)
(2) as Linn says, many languages are very polite.
well, ain't English english like that? ;)
In many indian languages, you converse with respect: a lot of native
Sirs\Madams\Please\Sorry\Thanks thrown in abundance.
I know that many people might find this odd, but hey, what else do you
expect from a British colony of 100 years :)
On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 17:21:19 -0700 (PDT), Linn Correa
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> I believe it may be cultural. Some languages are very "polite" . In my
> native language, for example, a sentence must always end with a word or
> phrase which shows respect to the one spoken to if that person is older or
> in a higher position. I guess the over-politeness doesn't translate well
> into American English.
>
> And yes, Mooch from Americans 101 is taught in our schools.
>
> "Thomas J. Hruska" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I didn't mean that you shouldn't speak/write English. I was just using
> your e-mail as an example of what I've been seeing on the list lately and
> wondering if there was something being taught in schools overseas now that
> I wasn't aware of. (e.g. "Mooch From Americans 101").
>
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