Mundane News

[Reynard]

Did you grow up Trilingual? Which languages?

Yes, I did... French and Polish, plus English.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Yes, I did... French and Polish, plus English.

Yowser, that's impressive.

I've had German Lessons of from (too long in Germany again) Polish people and from what I've seen Polish grammar makes German grammar look simple.

 

[Andy in Germany]

I had Yorkshur, English and Gaelic(Irish).

Irish Gaelic is one I'd love to understand. And Yorkshur... don't you need to understand Runes to read that?

 

[classic33]

Irish Gaelic is one I'd love to understand. And Yorkshur... don't you need to understand Runes to read that?

The Gaelic(Irish) is easy enough to understand. Many holidays West of the old River Shannon as a kid.

Yorkshur, you need to be born here. You've the West Riding, West, East & Southern varieties.

 

[Andy in Germany]

The Gaelic(Irish) is easy enough to understand. Many holidays West of the old River Shannon as a kid.

Yorkshur, you need to be born here. You've the West Riding, West, East & Southern varieties.

Sounds like here. I trained in a local carpentry but they had two distinct dialects of Swabian. When I went to my interview last week they spoke a completely different dialect.

And let's not even start on Swiss German...

Dialects seem to hold on stronger here than the UK, possibly because people move around less.

 

[tyred]

I saw someone using the telephone box in the main street

 

[Andy in Germany]

I saw someone using the telephone box in the main street

What for?

 

[classic33]

I saw someone using the telephone box in the main street

Telefón box!

 

[tyred]

What for?

I think he may have actually going to phone someone. He had the receiver up to his ear and was putting change in it.

 

[Andy in Germany]

I think he may have actually going to phone someone. He had the receiver up to his ear and was putting change in it.

Gosh.

 

[classic33]

I think he may have actually going to phone someone. He had the receiver up to his ear and was putting change in it.

Did he?

 

[raleighnut]

I think he may have actually going to phone someone. He had the receiver up to his ear and was putting change in it.

Aye I bet his mate had told him it was a condom machine, you had to ask where they were hidden when someone answered.

 

[tyred]

Did he?

I don't know. He is entitled to privacy.

 

[classic33]

I don't know. He is entitled to privacy.

Well did he emerge wearing his underwear on the outside of his trousers!

 

[fossyant]

I really don't know how these local bars expect anyone to drink a few beers here in Gran Canaria. I've had two pints and struggling to drink the third and its 10.30pm... so gassy. The local take away does nice chips...