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Are the French Better at English than the English at French?
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Nadenoodlee wrote:
English scools are crap at teaching languages,
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Slowplough wrote:
Last week I had a meeting at Heathrow with two Italian clients who had flown over from Milan, neither of whom spoke a word of English so they brought a translator with them.
All quite reasonable.
The translator turned out to be a gorgeous young Russian woman who had many attributes not necessary for a translator.
She also lacked many attributes very necessary for a translator.
She spoke perfect Russian, a little Italian and a smattering of English.
She spent most of the meeting speaking English to the Italians and Italian to me.
Well I managed to get myself understood and our business was concluded successfully.
One assumes Any Other Business went just as well!
Wasn’t sure if she was brought along for my benefit or not, but I didn’t wait around to find out.
Suffice to say the very little Italian I knew plus the international language we can all ‘speak’ got me out of trouble.
I just love the Italians.
Thanks!!!
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Nadenoodlee
, You were lucky that you had A levl French! I had only 25 years forgotten O level when I got here 14 years ago, but have struggled to learn. I can't get rid of my accent entirely though (although I do try), but consider it a great compliment if someone asks if I'm Swiss or Quebequois. I have a friend who's lived here longer than me who pronounces all French words in English
, I can't understand a word he says in French, although the French seem to be able to!! My sister lived in the Midi for a year, and it always surprises French people when she pipes up in that strong accent.
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Ah the southern French accent...fond memories...I lived there for 4 years, and still pronounce some words that way...paign (pain). It's easier to "mask" my Italian accent, even thought at the beginning people was thinking I was Swiss (indeed in my region the accent is roughly similar to the one the Italian Swiss have...)
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, I can't understand a word he says in French, although the French seem to be able to!! My sister lived in the Midi for a year, and it always surprises French people when she pipes up in that strong accent.