05-02-2020, 05:31 PM
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Re: Norwich "Happy Brexit day" letter of hate
Originally Posted by Percy Vere
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I lived and worked in Rome for almost 14 years and never felt any pressure to learn Italian or to integrate. However, my wife and I went to great lengths to become reasonably fluent in the language and to at least chat with a number of our neighbours (they were more interested in learning English from us!).
05-02-2020, 09:32 PM
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Re: Norwich "Happy Brexit day" letter of hate
Originally Posted by AnnieS
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This is about people trying to stop foreigners speaking to each other in their native language. It's highly likely the victims do speak good English too. But I'm sure you would have wanted to speak English to your wife when in Rome without feeling threatened.
05-02-2020, 11:10 PM
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Re: Norwich "Happy Brexit day" letter of hate
Originally Posted by OldGreyFox
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In some places in this country they speak in a foreign language deliberately because they are talking about you Annie...
I think people speak their native tongue to each other because it's easier and comes naturally. Just as Brits speak English to each other abroad. The difference is that we go abroad and expect everyone to understand us when we speak our native tongue.
Be honest, if you moved abroad and maybe learned the language of your new home would you speak it to your wife? Or would you still speak English to each other?
05-02-2020, 11:51 PM
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Re: Norwich "Happy Brexit day" letter of hate
Originally Posted by AnnieS
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We are not that interesting.I think people speak their native tongue to each other because it's easier and comes naturally. Just as Brits speak English to each other abroad. The difference is that we go abroad and expect everyone to understand us when we speak our native tongue.
Be honest, if you moved abroad and maybe learned the language of your new home would you speak it to your wife? Or would you still speak English to each other?
English is an international language so it's ok in my view to expect people in other countries to speak it. If people in britain dont speak it then they are not integrating and that's a problem.
06-02-2020, 12:05 AM
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Re: Norwich "Happy Brexit day" letter of hate
Originally Posted by Bread
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English is an international language so it's ok in my view to expect people in other countries to speak it. If people in britain dont speak it then they are not integrating and that's a problem.
This issue is about people not speaking English to each other when they are both from another country. That to me is rich given that we would not speak the native language ourselves abroad. Total double standards. The fact is that people who come here these days do speak English. Just not to each other. It may be annoying that other languages exist but the British Empire covered more than half the globe so hardly surprising and we should be more tolerant.
06-02-2020, 08:52 AM
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Re: Norwich "Happy Brexit day" letter of hate
Originally Posted by AnnieS
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It's an international language because of the British Empire, which incidentally is why we have so many "foreigners" living here. This issue is about people not speaking English to each other when they are both from another country. That to me is rich given that we would not speak the native language ourselves abroad. Total double standards. The fact is that people who come here these days do speak English. Just not to each other. It may be annoying that other languages exist but the British Empire covered more than half the globe so hardly surprising and we should be more tolerant.
It's still an international language because of science and IT.
If people want to speak to each other in a language other than English I personally have no problem with it, I don't know why anyone would, to be honest, but if people come to live here without learning our language, then that;'s a different story.
06-02-2020, 10:57 AM
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Re: Norwich "Happy Brexit day" letter of hate
Originally Posted by Bread
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It's still an international language because of science and IT.If people want to speak to each other in a language other than English I personally have no problem with it, I don't know why anyone would, to be honest, but if people come to live here without learning our language, then that;'s a different story.
06-02-2020, 12:22 PM
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Re: Norwich "Happy Brexit day" letter of hate
Originally Posted by AnnieS
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It's an international language because of the British Empire, which incidentally is why we have so many "foreigners" living here. This issue is about people not speaking English to each other when they are both from another country. That to me is rich given that we would not speak the native language ourselves abroad. Total double standards. The fact is that people who come here these days do speak English. Just not to each other. It may be annoying that other languages exist but the British Empire covered more than half the globe so hardly surprising and we should be more tolerant.
06-02-2020, 01:21 PM
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Re: Norwich "Happy Brexit day" letter of hate
Originally Posted by Longdogs
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I think people that are abroad and expect to speak English are usually on holiday, not living there permanently. It's not worth learning a language for two weeks. Those people in the tower blocks are here full time and it would be in their own interest to integrate.
Foreign workers in some places have in the past protested as they were banned from conversing with each other in their native language during lunch breaks..
Yet in Wales there are two languages and nobody has a problem with that.
06-02-2020, 03:15 PM
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