dexxy57:
cav551:
fodenway:
Just an observation, but perhaps one reason is that Australia, New Zealand and (much of) Canada have English as their first language.Plus we don’t eat frogs legs or sauerkraut not do we have a midday siesta. Our traditional culture is not the same but it was similar to those Commonwealth countries mentioned before all this multiculturalism ■■■■■■■■ we are told is so [zb] wonderful.
And, in a nutshell, we have gammon. Two posts summing up the insular mentality of the Brexiteers.
It’s going to come as a shock to them, but English, while useful, and very widely spoken, is not the universal language of the world.But no matter eh Cav and Fodenway? You can still get by abroad by speaking slowly and loudly in English. And if that doesn’t work, just speak slower and louder.
Insular? By heck Dexxy, you really are quick to jump to conclusions, aren’t you? My passports over the years have borne the immigration stamps of fourteen countries, all but one of them outside of your beloved EU (the exception being France, in 1971 before we “joined” the club). None of these were on behalf of HM Forces, or an employer, but as a result of my desire to see more of the world. So far, I haven’t been to Australia, New Zealand or Canada, but my next jaunt will be to the latter early next year. I will be able to use the French I learned whilst I’m there, how typically insular of me. Gammon? I like gammon, but if you’re hinting at “can’t educate pork”, then this little piggy went to Grammar School. Just in case you didn’t grasp the meaning of my post, I was merely pointing out that it is always easier to understand and deal with others if you both speak the same language.