Re: EU warns UK of cheap food after brexit!!
Originally Posted by
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He should be concentrating on his German and practising that funny walk with clogs on
Mein Deutsch ist nicht schlecht, y mi español tampoco, ni mon français maar mijn Nederlands is erg roestig.
[ My German isn't bad, my Spanish either, nor my French but my Dutch is rusty
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Over these past few years especially and with my memory seeming to get worse as I get older (but I'm not even 60 yet!) I've probably forgotten more German, Spanish & French than I've retained and Dutch was never my strongest (but not too bad because of Afrikaans in my younger years).
Now my son is at secondary school I'm enjoying helping him with his Spanish studies and I had a great time in hospital surprising two Spanish nurses!
I once had a great time at a friend's wedding in Germany (a REME bod ) sitting at a huge table interpreting between English, French, German and Italian for the relatives of both him and his German bride.
What was unusual is that I don't really speak Italian, but it seems that Latin still has so many similarities so it somehow worked.