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What one would you choose?

And why? For greater job opportunity, personal choice, more attractive to the opposite sex etc

I always fancied learning Arabic for some reason. Pretty sure that would take me a massive amount of time and be of little use, being the only downside.

Spanish. Because there are a lot of people, were I live, that only speak Spanish.

Japanese. 'cause I'm a geek.

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
Japanese. 'cause I'm a geek.

What? Any respectable geek would want to learn Chinese, not Japanese. But maybe you already know Chinese.

Mandarin. Apparently it's the new "it" language. Don't know why...

Spanish is so common here so I would just not be as needed, but many Arabs live here and I think that that would be an asset.....Boy would that be a hard one!

Arabic or Japanese, one cause i'd like to go to Japan, the other because I just think Arabic looks/sounds cool.

Japanese

Originally posted by Lord Lucien
Mandarin. Apparently it's the new "it" language. Don't know why...

Same.

Because they're a rising super-power and it's the most widely spoken language. Unless you're being facetious.

Same as above.

ASL

spanish

Why Spanish? It is one of the easiest languages to learn on your own.

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
Why Spanish? It is one of the easiest languages to learn on your own.

Knowing "yo quiro Taco Bell" isn't really knowing Spanish, bro.

Originally posted by Robtard
Knowing "yo quiro Taco Bell" isn't really knowing Spanish, bro. Chupa mi chorizo.

Well, I am currently learning Japanese, but if this is a magical offer, I'd choose Mandarin as well. It would be very useful and it seems very hard to learn, but all the languages named so far do interest me.

However especially Spanish I think would be much easier learn for me than the others.

Half of you could do with learning English first.

Originally posted by jaden101
Half of you could do with learning English first.

"You bastard!"

Or "lol, you tell them"


Depending on half uhuh

Originally posted by jaden101
Half of you could do with learning English first.


King illegal forest to pig wild kill in it a is!

Originally posted by amity75
Pretty sure that would take me a massive amount of time and be of little use, being the only downside. Then, what's the upside?

Espanol; looks great on a resume.

Spanish is really easy.

You are really easy, Debs.

Only when someone can impress me by writing a sweet little poem. And you?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqFLXayD6e8

Spanish.

I never bothered to learn, yet I live in East Texas and, well,...............there are a lot of people here who habla espanol.

Arabic, for the caligraphy

as it stands, I can only transcribe english profanity and slang into cool squiggles

Russian, because there is a bunch of Symbolist and Futurist Russian poetry I would love to actually be able to read in the language it was written in. Not to mention Dostoevsky.

Although both German and French would be temping alternatives.

German, i think it would really round out my linguistic skills... i already speak two languages fluently and i am able to decipher and understand italian, and french..

Originally posted by Wild Shadow
German, i think it would really round out my linguistic skills... i already speak two languages fluently and i am able to decipher and understand italian, and french..
What other language do you speak?

Originally posted by Bardock42
What other language do you speak? el espanol

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Korean, because I picked up some when I was stationed there, but I would like to be able to hold a conversation beyond just introducing myself and asking directions.

Originally posted by Wild Shadow
el espanol

KEA74nUzzRs&feature=related It's ****ing ridiculous how some non english speaking hispanics here in the states think that instead of them learning english, Americans should learn spanish. Where are they? I'll tell you where.

ESTADOS UNIDOS.

An ENGLISH speaking country. Gonna come live here? Learn the ****ing language or GTFO.

well pretty soon the mexicans will have taken over (the revolution has already begun in california), so spanish will be our primary eventually

Doubtful.

Already know Russian, Spanish and English

Would like to learn Mandarin, Arabic and Hebrew

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
It's ****ing ridiculous how some non english speaking hispanics here in the states think that instead of them learning english, Americans should learn spanish. Where are they? I'll tell you where.

ESTADOS UNIDOS.

An ENGLISH speaking country. Gonna come live here? Learn the ****ing language or GTFO. Well, they seem to get along without.

what was the 1st foreign language spoken in america or in California, texas, nevada?

Originally posted by Wild Shadow
what was the 1st foreign language spoken in america or in California, texas, nevada?

Taken literally, the first would be the first Native American tribal language that came across the western land

Taken not literally, it was Spanish

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
It's ****ing ridiculous how some non english speaking hispanics here in the states think that instead of them learning english, Americans should learn spanish. Where are they? I'll tell you where.

ESTADOS UNIDOS.


The US has a language identity crisis. During his campaign Obama said Americans should learn more than one language, and in CA Arnold advocates English Only education, yet the sum'***** can't even speak English himself.

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi

An ENGLISH speaking country. Gonna come live here? Learn the ****ing language or GTFO.

Ay guey, habla Espanol, pinchi cabron. sombrero2

Originally posted by Moscow
Taken literally, the first would be the first Native American tribal language that came across the western land

Taken not literally, it was Spanish

Actually the Chinese landed in CA a century before the conquistadors. But they didn't lay foundations, they looked around and left just like the Vikings in Newfoundland.

Ah, good point Mota, I forgot about the Chinese and the Vikings.

The Spaniards just stuck out in my mind

To be fair Arnold Schwarzenegger can speak English very well, he has just a very thick accent.

Originally posted by Moscow
Taken literally, the first would be the first Native American tribal language that came across the western land

Taken not literally, it was Spanish so its really not that unreasonable for those states to continue speaking that language even after a few hundred yrs, now is it?

do ppl feel the same anger annoyance with french speaking american cities like New orleans, Louisiana, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont?

now i am not saying they speak exclusively french and not english,

Originally posted by Quiero Mota
Actually the Chinese landed in CA a century before the conquistadors.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1421_Hypothesis#Academic

no

Originally posted by Moscow

The Spaniards just stuck out in my mind

Because they didn't just sight-see; they kicked some serious ass.

Originally posted by Bardock42
To be fair Arnold Schwarzenegger can speak English very well, he has just a very thick accent.

What's the difference? After 30+ years of speaking English, he should have shaken that damn accent. Especially being a US gov.

Look at Christoph Watlz; his English is perfect and he hasn't been exposed to America nearly as much as Arnold.

Originally posted by Wild Shadow
so its really not that unreasonable for those states to continue speaking that language even after a few hundred yrs, now is it?

do ppl feel the same anger annoyance with french speaking american cities like New orleans, Louisiana, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont?

now i am not saying they dont speak exclusively french,

The anger and annoyance isn't there because it's the French

Okay, okay... bad joke. We got good relationships with the French and British now, so there really isn't any animosity.

The American West was primarily Spanish and from John Quincy Adams's administration to Abraham Lincoln's administration we worked tirelessly to claim those lands for ourselves, annexing Texas and bashing Mexico's ass to Kingdom Come.

I think more unreasonable motives arise out of NAFTA than anything else

Originally posted by inimalist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1421_Hypothesis#Academic

no

Wikipedia? C'mon...

Originally posted by Quiero Mota
Wikipedia? C'mon...

the part I linked to contains huge quotations from journal articles

if you are actually interested, I'll go through the wiki refrence section and make a little biblio for you

also this:

Originally posted by inimalist
studies show wikipedia is not more subject to bias or error than any other reputable encyclopedia. Many changes have been made to the editing policy to make it more peer reviewed and nobody can just "change" pages anymore. Further, wiki has been praised for its ability to bring fast paced news from international events to people in an unbiased (as much as possible) manner, and has been recognized by international media organizations with awards.

for its faults (like any encyclopedia, it is not an academic source, though modern APA citation standards do include "wiki" sourcing) Wikipedia gets way less credit than it deserves.

Originally posted by Quiero Mota
The US has a language identity crisis. During his campaign Obama said Americans should learn more than one language, and in CA Arnold advocates English Only education, yet the sum'***** can't even speak English himself.



Ay guey, habla Espanol, pinchi cabron. sombrero2



Actually the Chinese landed in CA a century before the conquistadors. But they didn't lay foundations, they looked around and left just like the Vikings in Newfoundland. All I am saying is that the United States is primarily an English speaking country. If I move to Germany, you can bet your sweet ass I am gonna speak alot of German before I move there.

Originally posted by Quiero Mota

What's the difference? After 30+ years of speaking English, he should have shaken that damn accent. Especially being a US gov.

Look at Christoph Watlz; his English is perfect and he hasn't been exposed to America nearly as much as Arnold.

That's a rather simplistic view, obviously there's a very big difference between being able to speak a language well and being able to pronounce it very well.

If he had one of the very thick British accents, which can be just as uncommon in the US and just as intelligible, would that be okay with you? His accent is very, very thick and rather uncommon, but it's really a minor detail as he can communicate very well.

Originally posted by Moscow
The anger and annoyance isn't there because it's the French

Okay, okay... bad joke. We got good relationships with the French and British now, so there really isn't any animosity.

The American West was primarily Spanish and from John Quincy Adams's administration to Abraham Lincoln's administration we worked tirelessly to claim those lands for ourselves, annexing Texas and bashing Mexico's ass to Kingdom Come.

I think more unreasonable motives arise out of NAFTA than anything else sometimes when i hear certain comments i sense it arises from a little bit of prejudice then anything else.

it doesn't bother me when i have gone to china town or an Italian part of town... it doesnt bother me when i go to a spanish market area.. i could easily find somewhere else to shop or hang out where ppl speak the same language as me and i can get the same exact thing somewhere else.

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
All I am saying is that the United States is primarily an English speaking country. If I move to Germany, you can bet your sweet ass I am gonna speak alot of German before I move there. you might as an individual but that may not hold true for other ppl..

i hav gone to munich i read and studied german for three months b4 i got there... i wasnt fluent i was okay with very basic things,,, i was in a airforce base and the majority of them did not speak german and had bn there for well over a yr..

same could be said for us marines in Iraq/Afghanistan

soo... no not every american is as courteous to his host country as you.

Originally posted by Wild Shadow
sometimes when i hear certain comments i sense it arises from a little bit of prejudice then anything else.

it doesn't bother me when i have gone to china town or an Italian part of town... it doesnt bother me when i go to a spanish market area.. i could easily find somewhere else to shop or hang out where ppl speak the same language as me and i can get the same exact thing somewhere else.

A human being without prejudice would be someone I would like to meet....and then infect them with prejudice

Ah, a Spanish market area is actually a pretty cool place to shop at. I remember one in San Antonio (when I chose to stomach a visit to Texas).

Originally posted by Bardock42

If he had one of the very thick British accents, which can be just as uncommon in the US and just as intelligible, would that be okay with you? His accent is very, very thick and rather uncommon, but it's really a minor detail as he can communicate very well.

Yes, it would because they invented the language and I can understand British people. "Just as intelligible"? As Arnold? No, he isn't and its hard to follow him. During his board meetings I can only imagine how many times people ask him to repeat something.

He also famously said during a radio interview "I believe gay marriage should be between a man and a woman." That's not a pronunciation issue; that's knowing what words mean.

Originally posted by Quiero Mota
Yes, it would because they invented the language and I can understand British people. "Just as intelligible"? As Arnold? No, he isn't and its hard to follow him. During his board meetings I can only imagine how many times people ask him to repeat something.

He also famously said during a radio interview "I believe gay marriage should be between a man and a woman." That's not a pronunciation issue; that's knowing what words mean.

That's just stupid. English is an evolving language with no absolute rules, there are perfectly normal accents, in England and the US, which are just as hard to understand as Schwarzenegger's pronunciation for someone mostly exposed to common US pronunciations. I can understand that you may hate the guy, but your complaints about that are just immature and trivial.

Most people make blunders like that, btw, especially when they have to talk a lot.

Originally posted by Wild Shadow
you might as an individual but that may not hold true for other ppl..

i hav gone to munich i read and studied german for three months b4 i got there... i wasnt fluent i was okay with very basic things,,, i was in a airforce base and the majority of them did not speak german and had bn there for well over a yr..

same could be said for us marines in Iraq/Afghanistan

soo... no not every american is as courteous to his host country as you. So you are telling me that the United States is NOT a primarily English speaking country?

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
So you are telling me that the United States is NOT a primarily English speaking country?

It isn't officially anyways.

Of course anyone saying it isn't primarily English speaking is a fool....though I don't think anyone is saying that. Though you'll have to admit that there is a large portion of people speaking Spanish in the US now, too.

I don't disagree that they should learn English for their own sake, but it's probably not a bad idea for English speaking Americans to learn Spanish either (or any second language really).

I know one language I wouldn't learn: German. Only good for understanding what's said during a scat porn.

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
So you are telling me that the United States is NOT a primarily English speaking country? did i say that? no, i did not.


i just don't let things bother me it is called patients and understanding would i like for all of us to be able to properly communicate with each other? yes, is it likely to happen in a country based on a nations build on immigration from various nations? no.

Originally posted by BackFire
I know one language I wouldn't learn: German. Only good for understanding what's said during a scat porn.

True dat, mate. I don't understand why it hasn't been universally outlawed yet.

Originally posted by Bardock42
It isn't officially anyways.

Of course anyone saying it isn't primarily English speaking is a fool....though I don't think anyone is saying that. Though you'll have to admit that there is a large portion of people speaking Spanish in the US now, too. This is all I'm saying.

Why? See, this is the problem I have with the subject at hand. Someone comes to a country where English is the primary language, they should learn English. The English speaking citizens should not have to go out of their way learning a foreign language because the non English speaking immigrants speak no English.

Originally posted by Moscow
A human being without prejudice would be someone I would like to meet....and then infect them with prejudice

Ah, a Spanish market area is actually a pretty cool place to shop at. I remember one in San Antonio (when I chose to stomach a visit to Texas). i try not to be prejudice i mean it is almost a disease with me and i feel i will give myself aneurysm when i try too hard.

i mean i crack jokes about races but i actually don't mean it nor do i view ppl in a negative light.

my problem really comes with one particular race even though the majority haven't done a damn thing to me. i know that my negative thoughts that creep up on me is wrong and i try to bury them but then i meet a particular person who shouts everything i hate about that particular group but i know he does not speak for all of them... but it is so hard to separate his damn @$$ from the group.

i would tell you what race it is but it is very inappropriate.

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Originally posted by Wild Shadow
did i say that? no, i did not.

Just clearing the air.

Originally posted by Moscow
A human being without prejudice would be someone I would like to meet....and then infect them with prejudice

Ah, a Spanish market area is actually a pretty cool place to shop at. I remember one in San Antonio (when I chose to stomach a visit to Texas). Yeah, I hate it here in Texas. With any luck, I'll be living in the Bahamas in a few years.

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
This is all I'm saying.

Why? See, this is the problem I have with the subject at hand. Someone comes to a country where English is the primary language, they should learn English. The English speaking citizens should not have to go out of their way learning a foreign language because the non English speaking immigrants speak no English. 1st off spanish hasn't bn a foreign language in the US territories for centuries.. second who is to say they are not trying have you met a single person who did not understand a single thing you said to them and didnt or bother to communicate with you.

b/c i haven't met a single mexican immigrant that did not try or at least did not pick up on certain aspects of the english language are they articulate? no... but that doesn't take away from their effort.


i think some ppl's problem is they dont speak it coherently enough or the way they want them to speak it.

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
This is all I'm saying.

Why? See, this is the problem I have with the subject at hand. Someone comes to a country where English is the primary language, they should learn English. The English speaking citizens should not have to go out of their way learning a foreign language because the non English speaking immigrants speak no English.

That's a good point and the Federal govt should decide on the matter once and for all. 29 states have English as an official language, so the whole country is the next step.

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
This is all I'm saying.

Why? See, this is the problem I have with the subject at hand. Someone comes to a country where English is the primary language, they should learn English. The English speaking citizens should not have to go out of their way learning a foreign language because the non English speaking immigrants speak no English.

With 40 million people speaking Spanish in the US there is obviously a huge community in which you can get along just fine knowing only that language. I don't see why you think it should be an obligation for them to learn English.

i think rogue jedi has come over to the darkside....

search ur feelings rogue jedi, you know this to be true.

CxoKjwudruw

Originally posted by Bardock42
With 40 million people speaking Spanish in the US there is obviously a huge community in which you can get along just fine knowing only that language. I don't see why you think it should be an obligation for them to learn English.

Its not like those 40 million people are concentrated in one place,; they're scattered throughout the country. You might have two blocks in a given city where only Spanish is spoken, but once they leave their neighborhood, they'll need to rely on English. And besides most of those 40 million (which includes me) also speak English anyway.

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Fun fact: The test for US citizenship can be taken in your choice of 26 different languages. Now is it just me, or is that a bit much? A person who only speaks Hmong and doesn't know what the Battle of Gettysburg was has no business being American.

Originally posted by Wild Shadow
i think rogue jedi has come over to the darkside....

search ur feelings rogue jedi, you know this to be true.

CxoKjwudruw haermm

I'm currently learning Mandarin (it's part of my curriculum).


But I want to learn Japanese in order to be able to read Hentai manga.

German or Mandarin (which I have already started to learn).

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
Someone comes to a country where English is the primary language, they should learn English. Your common sense requires BFR.

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
This is all I'm saying.

Why? See, this is the problem I have with the subject at hand. Someone comes to a country where English is the primary language, they should learn English. The English speaking citizens should not have to go out of their way learning a foreign language because the non English speaking immigrants speak no English.

I agree but if the Americans dont learn something new about the World than you get stupid people that think Canadians live in igloos etc...and there are plenty of these people sill left in the US. Thats the problem. Most Americans dont want to think outside of the box.

I studied German in High school before our moronic government decided to make it non compulsory to do a language at GCSE level, unless they have changed back now? if not, they should make a language GCSE compulsory. We had French or German, plus Latin for some, choices at exams when I was at school.

Anyway, not a fan of learning German now and wish I did French at school.

I'm learning French now, love the language and found out a few years ago that I'm French thanks to one side of my family.

Arabic is studied in our household too, not by me though, but I help to test the person sometimes, so some stuff goes into my head. Hard language to study.

I cannot stand French, though its good to know for getting better careers here.

If you have just heard Canadian French, it's quite different to French over in actual France. I've been told it's harder/rougher sounding over in Canada.

I adore the sound of the French, yum.

Maybe...

I have to wonder that if the people who say "just learn English!" have ever tried learning another language before. It's not something that happens overnight - it takes years to learn a new language. And English is a very difficult language to learn - it's highly irregular and every single 'rule' has a half-dozen exceptions to it.

Anyway, mostly right now I'd like to go back to studying German. Took it all through high school, but it's been a few years so I've forgotten a lot. I'd like to actually formally learn Japanese - I know most of the grammar and stuff, but I can't read much in the way of kanji and know little vocabulary. Beyond that, I dunno...Mandarin, maybe, since it's the most widely spoken language in the world. There are a lot of languages I'd like to learn, really. Being multilingual would be awesome.

I can carry out a reasonable conversation in Spanish. I know a lot of words and phrases, but not enough to sound fluent. I really need to practice more.

Originally posted by Impediment
I can carry out a reasonable conversation in Spanish. I know a lot of words and phrases, but not enough to sound fluent. I really need to practice more.

I can order food at Toco Bell.

Any of these

if i could i would want to learn binary.

Originally posted by Wild Shadow
if i could i would want to learn binary.

Binary is not a language.


You can code different things with binary code but there's not one universal one. And even if there was that would be an incredibly useless thing to know.


But if we include programming languages I'd really like to be very good at C++. Or on the geekier side of real languages: lojban.

Originally posted by Bardock42
Binary is not a language.


You can code different things with binary code but there's not one universal one. And even if there was that would be an incredibly useless thing to know.


But if we include programming languages I'd really like to be very good at C++. Or on the geekier side of real languages: lojban. why do you guys always have to burst my bubble? cry

Originally posted by Wild Shadow
why do you guys always have to burst my bubble? cry

I can't help myself. Sorrz weep

Latin

Originally posted by Bardock42
Binary is not a language.


You can code different things with binary code but there's not one universal one. And even if there was that would be an incredibly useless thing to know.


But if we include programming languages I'd really like to be very good at C++. Or on the geekier side of real languages: lojban.

I would get really good Assembler.

Originally posted by Bardock42
Binary is not a language.



It is too a language: machine language.





Originally posted by Bardock42
You can code different things with binary code but there's not one universal one. And even if there was that would be an incredibly useless thing to know.

Binary language is simply representing data as 0s and 1s. The grammar of the binaries "words" or "bytes" is what is used to specify what type of protocol/language is being used. All written languages can be translated into binary.


Originally posted by Bardock42
But if we include programming languages I'd really like to be very good at C++. Or on the geekier side of real languages: lojban.

Cobol.

Originally posted by dadudemon
It is too a language: machine language.


No, it isn't. That's like saying the alphabeth is a language.



Originally posted by dadudemon
Binary language is simply representing data as 0s and 1s. The grammar of the binaries "words" or "bytes" is what is used to specify what type of protocol/language is being used. All written languages can be translated into binary.

So we are on the same page.


Originally posted by dadudemon
Cobol.

I'd stick with C++ ... or maybe Java.

I'd learn Italian. I'm currently learning French and that's been quite a blast.

Originally posted by Bardock42
No, it isn't. That's like saying the alphabeth is a language.

Machine language is a language. Why would you even argue against that?

And, no, it's like saying that the english language is a language: machine language has certain syntax and structure, just like any other language: it's just not in a form that humans could use without difficulty.



Originally posted by Bardock42
So we are on the same page.

We aren't.




Originally posted by Bardock42
I'd stick with C++ ... or maybe Java.


Nah. I'm startign to like cobol more and more.

Originally posted by dadudemon
Machine language is a language. Why would you even argue against that?

And, no, it's like saying that the english language is a language: machine language has certain syntax and structure, just like any other language: it's just not in a form that humans could use without difficulty.





We aren't.







Nah. I'm startign to like cobol more and more.

Well he said he wanted to learn binary. That's a coding system, not a language. "Machine language", is also not specific enough, it's more like saying I want to learn indo-european languages, again it depends on the specific coding system. Does he want to learn the machine language for i386 processors? Maybe one of the AMD ones?

Just think about it, I'm sure you'll get it.

Originally posted by Bardock42
Well he said he wanted to learn binary. That's a coding system, not a language. "Machine language", is also not specific enough, it's more like saying I want to learn indo-european languages, again it depends on the specific coding system. Does he want to learn the machine language for i386 processors? Maybe one of the AMD ones?

Just think about it, I'm sure you'll get it.

Oh, I get it. Now you're backpedaling to be right. 313





It'd be closer to saying he wanted to learn Hindi. The syntax is similar, and even the grammar is similar, but the dialects are so diversified that one person may not be able to understand another.


You can't fault WS for just not knowing the proper terms.


And, worst case scenario, he just wants to learn how to translate anything into binary: ascii hex representaion is a nice starter. then he could translate any language that uses the alphabet.

I guess all has been said on the subject, you can read back at what I said if you are still confused as to how it is

Itallian, cos I wanna go to Venice.

Originally posted by Bardock42
I guess all has been said on the subject, you can read back at what I said if you are still confused as to how it is

Why would I need to read back on the subject when you're confused?

Klingon so i'd be ready for the future!

-Fabian

Originally posted by dadudemon
Why would I need to read back on the subject when you're confused?

Zing.

Look, obviously one of us was confused as to what the other was saying, I think we both agree that we do mostly know how computers work and that the argument was solely of a semantic nature.

I think I'd learn a foreign language so I could disappear from peoples' lives that are important to me, just for a few years, just so I could return and act like nothing happened. It would be hilarious.

Originally posted by dadudemon
I think I'd learn a foreign language so I could disappear from peoples' lives that are important to me, just for a few years, just so I could return and act like nothing happened. It would be hilarious.

Why would you need a foreign language for that?

Originally posted by dadudemon
I think I'd learn a foreign language so I could disappear from peoples' lives that are important to me, just for a few years, just so I could return and act like nothing happened. It would be hilarious. Aaaaaaaaaaahahahaha haermm

Originally posted by Bardock42
Why would you need a foreign language for that?

How can I escape to a foreign land so far away that I can't be tracked down, if I don't know a foreign language?



DUUUUUH!


RJ gets it.

Originally posted by dadudemon
How can I escape to a foreign land so far away that I can't be tracked down, if I don't know a foreign language?



DUUUUUH!


RJ gets it.

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
Aaaaaaaaaaahahahaha haermm

Originally posted by dadudemon
How can I escape to a foreign land so far away that I can't be tracked down, if I don't know a foreign language?



DUUUUUH!


RJ gets it.

Well, you could pretend you are dead and hide in an English speaking country...

Originally posted by Bardock42
Well, you could pretend you are dead and hide in an English speaking country...

Nah. I could be tracked down. Those English are tied to closely to the Americans. Besides, I hear people get abducted by aliens more often up there: I've avoided aliens AND Sasquatch in my little stint here in Oklahoma, thus far.

Originally posted by dadudemon
Nah. I could be tracked down. Those English are tied to closely to the Americans. Besides, I hear people get abducted by aliens more often up there: I've avoided aliens AND Sasquatch in my little stint here in Oklahoma, thus far. All you need is a picture to track someone down, if you know the right peeps.

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
All you need is a picture to track someone down, if you know the right peeps.

Nah. That won't work at all, especially on someone that changes their look.

Originally posted by dadudemon
Nah. That won't work at all, especially on someone that changes their look. I run with a rough crowd, something might happen to me.

Originally posted by dadudemon
Nah. I could be tracked down. Those English are tied to closely to the Americans. Besides, I hear people get abducted by aliens more often up there: I've avoided aliens AND Sasquatch in my little stint here in Oklahoma, thus far.

Oh yeah, England is such a small place it would be impossible to disappear there.

You could easily disappear in the UK, espeically if no one even knows you're there. The UK isn't as small as you yanks like to think. It's more than London.

Two words: Naval Intelligence.

Naval intelligence? Going to track someone? Who is using just cash? How?

Nah, cop buddy of mine used to be in Naval Intelligence. He claims that if he is given a pic of someone, and has access to the right program, they can be tracked down.

Uh huh... Sure.

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
Nah, cop buddy of mine used to be in Naval Intelligence. He claims that if he is given a pic of someone, and has access to the right program, they can be tracked down.
Really?

Well, lets put him to the test:

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GO!!!

Originally posted by Bardock42
Really?

Well, lets put him to the test:

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GO!!! REGULAR people, man haermm

why only one? I've used to learn 5 foreign languages.. but honestly.. succeeded just with english..

Some gypsy language would be awesome, like Romany.

Does the language of love count? Naughty love, that is.

Originally posted by dadudemon
lulz

Don't get your crumpets in a bunch. You have no idea what I'm on about or know about.

Just to quiet your worries about stupid Yanks, I, personally, could not disappear to Canada or the UK without difficulty. It would be easier if I went to other nations. Just trust me.




ha....you Brits, still thinking you're better than everyone else.*




* In case you're wondering, I don't actually believe that: I'm just parodizing your pompous words. And, no, I'm not upset at all at your words. You amused me, however. Give me one reason why anyone would find you in say... Leeds?

You can say what you want about my statement but you have no idea how many Americans assume that I'm from London simply because I'm English. The number of times someone has said "How's London?"
It's probably in the top 5 things I hear... Along with "How's the Queen?".

Most American people couldn't name half a dozen cities in England. I'm not saying that it's their fault but it's true. We just don't show up on your radar like you do on ours. We get half our TV and most of our films from you.

new england

london

york

oxford

and england?

by the way any fish and chips, gov' nor?

Originally posted by Wild Shadow
new england

london

york

oxford

and england?

by the way any fish and chips, gov' nor? If that's in answer to the half a dozeen cities... Only York, Oxford and London are cities In England.

Fish and Chips is easily up there also... Along with "Oh my God, I love your accent." (which is probably the only nice one to here of the cliches)

Cardiff isn't in England.

I can name the Capitals of them all but that is it.

Manchester and nottingham!!! thank you!! i'll be here all night.. i like to thank the ppl of euro trip and the robin hood writers and movie makers..


also how do you know dadude could blend in maybe he has certain racial or physical features that would make him stand out, perhaps he is somewhat known...

anyways long live the queen.. and i hate english accents its like marble mouth although you would say it probably isnt and it is proper english.. to which i would reply not the proper english but the street lingo crap that young so called hip kids speak...

the all around english accent that i like is the irish.. kinda slurry similar to england but, i understand it b/c it sounds more like they are drunk and i can relate.

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Pikey.

There is 6 in half a dozen

Vinny Jones has a Cockney accent. I speak pretty much RP. A southern accent, although it's not localised. I do use Geordie slang though.

Italiano

california is the best state in this country.

... so anyone should be able to do so. >\

Originally posted by Wild Shadow
can you name 5 or 6 Cali cities? Only 4. San Fran, LA, San Diago and Sacramento.

Can you name any British Counties?

it occurred to me that oakland actually isnt very famous outside of california is it?

i mean, its notorious here, but outside of this state people are like "..... UHHHH...."

Originally posted by Ms.Marvel
it occurred to me that oakland actually isnt very famous outside of california is it?

i mean, its notorious here, but outside of this state people are like "..... UHHHH...." I know Oakland, I just didn't know it was a city in california.

Originally posted by Ms.Marvel
it occurred to me that oakland actually isnt very famous outside of california is it?

i mean, its notorious here, but outside of this state people are like "..... UHHHH...."

I know it has a lot of black folks in it, that's about it.

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
Oh, oh. I've got this one:

Y'all are fixin' up some vittles? Eh? Are you making food? What accent is that supposed to be? because it isn't very British.. We don't say y'all,

Originally posted by amity75
What one would you choose?

And why? For greater job opportunity, personal choice, more attractive to the opposite sex etc

I always fancied learning Arabic for some reason. Pretty sure that would take me a massive amount of time and be of little use, being the only downside.
German. I'm currently (and failing miserably) trying to learn German. I have a few basic things down-pat. I've wanted to learn German for years but now that I am into Rammstein it'd be nice to be able to understand their lyrics without having to look at translations. Plus my friend and his wife are going to Norway next summer and would like us to go and said he'd also like to fly to Germany.

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
That's the stereotype of the American southern accent. Oh right, because I said I had a southern accent.

What's funny is that our Southern accents are actually more eloquent on the whole than the Northern accents, which is sort of the reverse in the states.

Originally posted by Mindset
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hey, lets stay focus on you..
snatch quote:

Avi: Blagged? Speak English to me, Tony. I thought this country spawned the ****ing language, and so far nobody seems to speak it.

The snatch quote is quite accurate really. Regional accents are very abundant in the UK so very few speak English like you'd imagine the English to speak.

I do though, which is quite strange considering I've lived no further south than Newcastle (one of England's most northern cities). It just runs in the family I guess. My father comes from Kent and he speaks RP too, as does my Mother (which is weird as she is from Derbyshire)

yeah, i know how it is, its the same all over the world. americans in general are the same way we all have our regional accents and that is not including the young pups and their slang and ebonics.

plus i speak proper grammar spanish with a slight american english accent and it doesnt help me all that much when it comes to your every day of the mill mexican, puerto rican, Salvadorian who have their own street spanish..

my spanish is more suited for a bunch of squares in suits who are probably in an office setting.

Do the Americans have an equivalent of our recieved pronunciation (the accent that people instantly think of when they think of English, the posh one)? An accent that is used by people like national news anchors?

they usually stay in high top city buildings and away from the general america,,,

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to me they are jusy pompous @$$holes kinda how i would imagine some brits feel about madonna when she speaks british english..

I've always loved Fraiser's accent.

I've recieved stick for my accent before. People don't like people with accents that make them sound posh. There are a number of times I have dumbed down my accent as it were. It's annoying, I have the accent but not the money.

As for Madonna speaking with a British accent, she sounds a bit drunk really. She slurs her words.