On Wednesday 21 November 2007 18:45:12 David Megginson wrote: > The Economist once had an article suggesting (I'm not sure how > seriously) that languages like German or Japanese could be a > competitive advantage precisely because they're not widely spoken. In > an international business meeting, English speakers have no language > to switch to for a private discussion that the other side can't > understand. (Of course, nowadays, you could just discretely record the > conversation on your cell and have it translated when you get home, if > it's not too late.) > > Bis später and さよなら。 indeed - been at a meeting where the other side were busy chattering away in Swedish while our mob were reduced to texting each other round the table.
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