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PoChop		#4401	[-]
Posts: 1741 (07/09/08 11:11 PM) Registered user More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Come to think of it at least one or two years of a foreign language was mandatory in my high school and that was a Chicago Public High Skrewel. It was classified as a college prep high school at the time and who knows what's going on there right now. From what I can tell there are many children there from immigrant families and they speak a zillion foreign languages, and probably not so much English. When I took the placement exams for the U of I even gained credit for 4 semesters of college German. It's a shame that I didn't take college German with all the hot frauleins.
BobbyBrown06		#4402	[-]
Posts: 8772 (07/09/08 11:26 PM) Registered user More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	CountAsterisk wrote: BobbyBrown06 wrote: How many European countries outside of the UK's official language is English? Well there's Ireland, Canada and Australia to name a few. Um, what?
Fezzzy		#4403	[-]
Posts: 1683 (07/09/08 11:41 PM) Registered user More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Why is it particularly necessary for the ordinary American know any language beyond English, in the first place? He'd never use it. The only people who would or should know a language is someone who is thinking about going overseas later in life and that's .1% of the population. It's like being fluent in some foreign language is like a trophy not a tool. And trophies aren't necessary. For European tourists it's more of a necessity as English is the dominant language in the civilized world. And I'm willing to bet that the average Frenchman isn't fluent in anything but French, and for the average Swede anything but Swedish. It's like we're glorifying Europeans for the multilinguistic skills when really it's only the tourists that are impressive. And even then, tourists speak muddled English. So there's a stereotype at work there too.
bob2559		#4404	[-]
Posts: 5326 (07/09/08 11:43 PM) Registered user More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	thecolbster wrote: bob2559 wrote: Does anyone think that maybe, just maybe, this has something to do with the fact that there are so damned many countries in Europe that all speak different languages? Hell, Switzerland is smaller than West Virginia and they have three official languages (Italian, German and French) there. Continental Europeans need to speak multiple languages for the simple reason that they can drive an hour and be in an entirely different country that speaks an entirely different language. God you're a tard (no offense Mikey). So large borders are a good reason not to broaden your horizons? Are you really so stupid that you are unable to see how being able to get in your car and drive 3000 miles without encountering another language would have a different effect than doing the same thing and encountering 12 different languages? Here, since you obviously are too stupid, let me spell it out for you... In the first case, learning another language or two is a luxury, in the second, it's a necessity, simple common sense would dictate you do it as a basic survival skill. If you're still unable to see the difference between the two then there is really no hope for you.
BobbyBrown06		#4405	[-]
Posts: 8775 (07/09/08 11:47 PM) Registered user More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Fezzzy wrote: Why is it particularly necessary for the ordinary American know any language beyond English, in the first place? He'd never use it. The only people who would or should know a language is someone who is thinking about going overseas later in life and that's .1% of the population. It's like being fluent in some foreign language is like a trophy not a tool. And trophies aren't necessary. For European tourists it's more of a necessity as English is the dominant language in the civilized world. And I'm willing to bet that the average Frenchman isn't fluent in anything but French, and for the average Swede anything but Swedish. It's like we're glorifying Europeans for the multilinguistic skills when really it's only the tourists that are impressive. And even then, tourists speak muddled English. So there's a stereotype at work there too. Most tourists I've met speak near perfect English. Hell, when i was in Italy most of the Italians spoke above average English...and this was in the small towns.
rugslug		#4406	[-]
Posts: 6743 (07/10/08 12:28 AM) Registered user More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	how did Obama's promised filibuster of the FISA bill turn out yesterday. Oh wait, he flippity flopped and voted for it without any protest. December 17, 2007: "Senator Obama unequivocally opposes giving retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies and has cosponsored Senator Dodd's efforts to remove that provision from the FISA bill. Granting such immunity undermines the constitutional protections Americans trust the Congress to protect. Senator Obama supports a filibuster of this bill, and strongly urges others to do the same. It's not clear whether he can return for the vote, but under the Senate rules, the side trying to end a filibuster must produce 60 votes to cut off debate. Whether he is present for the vote or not, Senator Obama will not be among those voting to end the filibuster." June 25, 2008: "My view on FISA has always been that the issue with phone companies per se is not one that overrides security interests of the American people. I do want accountability, and making sure that, as I've said before, that somebody is watching the watchers." bwa ha ha! Hillary screws Obama by voting against the bill!
BobbyBrown06		#4407	[-]
Posts: 8777 (07/10/08 12:43 AM) Registered user More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Obama's flip-flopping > McCain's flip-flopping
Nat57		#4408	[-]
Posts: 3679 (07/10/08 1:16 AM) Registered User More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	If you traveled across the Country from California to New York and each State spoke a different language, you'd have to learn all those languages as a kid, like they do in Europe. The USA is a big Country and Canada is a big Country and they both speak English. Mexico borders the South, but we don't travel there that often to need to know a lot of Spanish. I learned French in High School, I forgot everything, if I would have learned Spanish instead, I might be able to really use it now, since there's so many people who speak Spanish in the US.
rugslug		#4409	[-]
Posts: 6744 (07/10/08 1:43 AM) Registered user More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	approximately 4% of Americans vacation in Europe but don't let that stop Obama from playing the elitist's "ugly American" stereotype
BobbyBrown06		#4410	[-]
Posts: 8779 (07/10/08 1:47 AM) Registered user More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	rugslug wrote: approximately 100% of Americans agree with Obama when he plays the "ugly American rugslug" stereotype
rugslug		#4411	[-]
Posts: 6745 (07/10/08 3:26 AM) Registered user More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Despite all his flip flopping on FISA, Iraq and abortions at least Obama held onto one of his core values - being embarassed by his country.
rugslug		#4412	[-]
Posts: 6749 (07/10/08 4:20 AM) Registered user More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Bacalaitos wrote: Hate to tell you this but Obama did vote against giving the phone companies immunity, GJ job ignoring that fact though. where was Obama's promised filibuster? Good job ignoring his flip flop though. link for european travel http://tinet.ita.doc.gov/view/m-2007-O-001/index.html 13 million people traveled divided by about 300 million Americans is about 4%. Last Edited By: rugslug 07/10/08 4:24 AM. Edited 1 times.
merkyl		#4413	[-]
Posts: 55657 (07/10/08 5:16 AM) Registered loser More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Hate to tell you this but Obama did vote against giving the phone companies immunity, GJ job ignoring that fact though. So there was some other secret vote besides the one he cast yesterday? Jesus you're a moron.
lilnubber		#4414	[-]
Posts: 9404 (07/10/08 6:07 AM) Registered user More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	merkyl wrote: Um, he's correct. What's insane about that? Do you think the money you put into SS is in some kind of savings account waiting for you? Read what McCain said, Merkyl. He is stating exactly how Social Security works and HAS worked for 80 years. It's a "disgrace?" It has to be "fixed?" WTF?
merkyl		#4415	[-]
Posts: 55658 (07/10/08 6:24 AM) Registered loser More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Obama ended up voting for the final bill, as did Specter. Feingold voted no. Are you really this retarded? Who cares if he wanted it stripped, he ended up voting for it. It's a "disgrace?" It has to be "fixed?" WTF? It is a disgrace. It's a socialist redistribution of wealth. Anybody right of Lenin knows that.
Comrade Jerrifan		#4416	[-]
Posts: 174 (07/10/08 7:14 AM) Registered user More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Something tells me Lenin knew it too. Everyone can recognize redistribution of wealth; the real question is whether you're for it or against it.
B DeBrun		#4417	[-]
Posts: 17065 (07/10/08 7:25 AM) More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Gregoire wrote: But only arch-conservatives consider that a badge of pride as an actual philosophy.
merkyl		#4418	[-]
Posts: 55661 (07/10/08 7:26 AM) Registered loser More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Bacalaitos wrote: merkyl wrote: Obama ended up voting for the final bill, as did Specter. Feingold voted no. Are you really this retarded? Who cares if he wanted it stripped, he ended up voting for it. My point was that he did at some point yeasterday voted against giving the phone companies immunity. Therefore you still need to stfu cuz you were still wrong. you really this simple. Who gives a fuck what he voted for earlier that day, the only vote that counts he voted YES.
merkyl		#4419	[-]
Posts: 55663 (07/10/08 7:32 AM) Registered loser More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I wasn't wrong, you ignorant fucking kiddiot.
merkyl		#4420	[-]
Posts: 55664 (07/10/08 7:35 AM) Registered loser More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	yea you was Do you always slip onto ebonics when you're flustered?

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JUNEAU - A comedy about running for VP and the bumps along the way.