Ribh's D'Coopage

[Shadrach]

That is probably true. I was shocked by how widely English was spoken in Europe ~ even in quite remote corners.

Most people here under the age of 30 speak Spanish, Catalan, English and some French as a minimum.

 

[Ribh]

Most people here under the age of 30 speak Spanish, Catalan, English and some French as a minimum.

Yep. That's what I found ~ 2-3 languages was extremely common & many people spoke more.

 

[rjohns39]

Good morning folks

I must say I found the Germans rather an odd people. We crossed a road one morning: Sunday. No traffic. No pedestrians. Nothing. Absolutely deserted. But we jay walked. Sydney~siders ~ bit like being a New Yorker. If you aim on getting where you want to go you learn to play traffic dodgems fast! A lovely German approached us to explain in beautiful English that we needed to cross @ the crossing. We nodded politely thanked him while privately wondering what all the fuss was about...

How's that young lady doing? Oh and as for the crosswalk, well Germany has some strange laws. If you walk across the street outside of a cross walk and get hit, you're liable for the damages to the car. However, if you put one toe in the cross walk and the oncoming car doesn't stop, there's a huge fine.

My uncle adopted a girl from an orphanage in Germany who came to live with us before I was talking. I think I learned German before English. But in the first grade I mumbled a rather colorful phrase about the first grade teacher in German and she understood German. My parents were mortified and I was forbidden to speak German ever again. In college I took a German course and it didn't stick. According to my sponsor, my first night out in Germany, after a few pints, I was speaking fluent German (I don't remember), but I took a crash course and immersed myself in a non-English speaking environment with a German School teacher who taught English and I got very good. To this day, I have to be in country for several days without hearing English for my brain to engage. Once it does, I'm good to go. The best compliment I ever received was from an uppity guy in a town I like to frequent who swore I wasn't an American but rather a poorly educated German.

 

[Ribh]

Good morning folks

How's that young lady doing? Oh and as for the crosswalk, well Germany has some strange laws. If you walk across the street outside of a cross walk and get hit, you're liable for the damages to the car. However, if you put one toe in the cross walk and the oncoming car doesn't stop, there's a huge fine.

My uncle adopted a girl from an orphanage in Germany who came to live with us before I was talking. I think I learned German before English. But in the first grade I mumbled a rather colorful phrase about the first grade teacher in German and she understood German. My parents were mortified and I was forbidden to speak German ever again. In college I took a German course and it didn't stick. According to my sponsor, my first night out in Germany, after a few pints, I was speaking fluent German (I don't remember), but I took a crash course and immersed myself in a non-English speaking environment with a German School teacher who taught English and I got very good. To this day, I have to be in country for several days without hearing English for my brain to engage. Once it does, I'm good to go. The best compliment I ever received was from an uppity guy in a town I like to frequent who swore I wasn't an American but rather a poorly educated German.

I admit to finding the cultural norms in other countries fascinating ~ if not always comfortable.

 

[Grammy60]

Hello, Bob & Sue. Sue, do you get a break soon?

Yes, I do only have to make it until the 20th and then I'm off until January 6th

 

[Ribh]

Yes, I do only have to make it until the 20th and then I'm off until January 6th

I'm pleased for you. However much you love the little tykes & your job it is exhausting & regular breaks are necessary.

 

[drumstick diva]

You can do it Sue, I have every confidence in you

 

[Grammy60]

I'm pleased for you. However much you love the little tykes & your job it is exhausting & regular breaks are necessary.

You are so right, love my job-but this time of year everyone goes bonkers,

You can do it Sue, I have every confidence in you

Thanks for the vote of confidence most days are fun, but someone always acts out

 

[rjohns39]

Good evening folks

 

[rjohns39]

Sunrise this morning...