Gary S
fight crime...shoot back
mark romero wrote:
French bashing is, IMHO, VERY unAmerican. mark>From: "Bob Haering" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: RE: [VFB] WHY IS IT THAT WE HAVE TO SPEAK ENGLISH?
>Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 04:40:46 -0500
>
>Thanks. Unfortunately I still had to learn German! Both folks came
>here after the war. The bad part is I have forgotten most of the German
>I knew!
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>On Behalf Of Ed Ward
>Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2003 12:00 AM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [VFB] WHY IS IT THAT WE HAVE TO SPEAK ENGLISH?
>
>Very well put BOB
>
>Bob Haering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>WHY IS IT THAT WE HAVE TO SPEAK ENGLISH?
>
>An officer in the U.S. Naval reserve was attending a conference that
>included admirals from both the U.S. Navy and the French Navy. At a
>cocktail
>reception, he found himself in a small group that included personnel
>from
>both navies. The French admiral started complaining that whereas
>Europeans
>learned many languages, Americans learned only English. He then asked:
>"Why
>is it that we have to speak English in these Conferences rather than you
>speak French?" Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied: "Maybe
>it's
>because we arranged it so you did not have to speak German." The group
>became silent.
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