Posts by Adam

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Austria goes "German Only"

by Adam in

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i must be a glutton for punnishment or something, but here i go again, broaching the subject of speaking english in america.. apparently a law was recently passed in austria that people must satisfactorily pass a basic german language skills test in a few months or they will be fined.

if they do not master basic german in 4 years, they can be kicked out of the country.

many people interviewed in the article mentioned that they are too poor to afford the classes.

Adam

LDH, I don't know where you got the idea that I feel threatened. Rather presumptious on your part to assume you know what I'm feeling, dontcha think? I'll tell you what I'm feeling, annoyed at non-English speakers in the USA who have had ample time and opportunity to learn the language of this country. Bringing up the Native American thing is pointless and I will waste no more time on it, Xena said all that needs to be said. In your last post you said "So much for the theory of the lazy Mexican." I never mentioned the lazy Mexican, no one is putting down or generalizing a group of people from any specific country. You are off-topic. You have rushed to the defense of an issue that is not being discussed here. Many of us simply feel frustrated by the fact that so many people in the USA don't speak English and that it is affecting our lives adversly. We are expressing that frustration and you are defending minorities. One does not equal the other.

Teejay, I think that deportation may be a little extreme, though I don't rule it out. I think that a basic grasp of the English language should be a prerequisite for citizenship. I think that voting ballots and DMV forms (among many other things) should be in English only, that alone would cause many people to learn English of their own will. I think that people in customer service rolls should be able to serve the customer, in America that should mean speaking English. I think that, if deportation was the punnishment for not knowing English, a very long grace period would have to be put into effect before the law was enforced, four years doesn't seem unreasonable. And also that the classes should be made free and convenient for those who would need them. Yes I think Americans should speak English. No I am not a heartless bastartd who wants to seal the boarders and who hates diversity.

COMF, I agree with you on your assesment of the English language compared to others. All the rules I learned about spelling as a child seem to have a million exceptions. Inconsistancy is the rule with English and I freely admit that I can't spell worth a damn. Kinda like the standard vs. metric thing. Standard is lame as hell. Perhaps we could continue using the English language, but just change all these stupid spellings within it, a total overhaul. I mean just look at how we spell the place where we learn English, "school." ???

Expatbrit, I have a question about "proper" English spoken by your ilk over there across the pond. What the hell is up with the invisable "R" in words that end with the letter "A"? For example:
Written: We are in America.
Brit speak: We are in America.
*compared with*
Written: America is at war.
Brit speak: AmericER is at war.
Another example from a UK band, Oasis:
Written: a champaign supernova
Brit speak: a champaign supernova
*compared with*
Written: a champaign supernova in the sky
Brit speak: a champaign supernovER in the sky
Why the ER dude?

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Austria goes "German Only"

by Adam in

jw
friends

i must be a glutton for punnishment or something, but here i go again, broaching the subject of speaking english in america.. apparently a law was recently passed in austria that people must satisfactorily pass a basic german language skills test in a few months or they will be fined.

if they do not master basic german in 4 years, they can be kicked out of the country.

many people interviewed in the article mentioned that they are too poor to afford the classes.

Adam

Expatbrit, would you like a spot of tea with your crumpets?

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Never Ending Treadmill Poster Depicting WT Life

by invisible in

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never ending treadmill poster depicting wt life.

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which way is up?

Adam

Mav quote: "When a Witness visits your door, ask them to bring you a copy of the Proclaimers book and you can read for yourself on the history of the Witnesses since the days of Russell." Yeah, good idea, read the proclaimers book. Then read the hundreds of accounts that disagree with it, that fill in what the JWs left out, that tell the truth JWs don't want you to know. Then have an elder come over and watch a real spin doctor at work, they're amazing.

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Austria goes "German Only"

by Adam in

jw
friends

i must be a glutton for punnishment or something, but here i go again, broaching the subject of speaking english in america.. apparently a law was recently passed in austria that people must satisfactorily pass a basic german language skills test in a few months or they will be fined.

if they do not master basic german in 4 years, they can be kicked out of the country.

many people interviewed in the article mentioned that they are too poor to afford the classes.

Adam

Voltaire, I actualy know less German than you. I used a language translation site. Check the link below. I said something to the effect of "Voltaire, you dolt, you will never kick me out, NEVER! I will move powerful, unseen forces against you and force your relocation." and translated it to German, then used copy and paste. However, just now when I tried to reverse the process and put the posted German sentence back into English, it translated "Voltaire, form you dolt, you me for vacation never, NEVER! I shift the efficient, invisable forces against you and force your shift." Guess it's not 100% accurate. But it's fun!

http://www.systranbox.com/systran/box

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Austria goes "German Only"

by Adam in

jw
friends

i must be a glutton for punnishment or something, but here i go again, broaching the subject of speaking english in america.. apparently a law was recently passed in austria that people must satisfactorily pass a basic german language skills test in a few months or they will be fined.

if they do not master basic german in 4 years, they can be kicked out of the country.

many people interviewed in the article mentioned that they are too poor to afford the classes.

Adam

fodeja, pardon me for my misleading headline. I do not presume to know half as much about Austria as you seem to. In my defense I was simply using an article posted on another board as a segway into my support for a similar law here and my idea of free English classes to facilitate its implimentation. Incidentaly, the classes I suggest would, in this country, solve the problem of funding you mention in your second paragraph.

LDH, how's this? "Donday esta too pinchay manager, too pobre mohatho suseo? Esta is Ustados Uneedos, abla Englayz maricon." Think they'd spit in my food?

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Austria goes "German Only"

by Adam in

jw
friends

i must be a glutton for punnishment or something, but here i go again, broaching the subject of speaking english in america.. apparently a law was recently passed in austria that people must satisfactorily pass a basic german language skills test in a few months or they will be fined.

if they do not master basic german in 4 years, they can be kicked out of the country.

many people interviewed in the article mentioned that they are too poor to afford the classes.

Adam

Voltaire, bilden Sie dolt, Sie mich Urlaub nie, NIE! Ich verschiebe die leistungsfähigen, invisable Kräfte gegen Sie und erzwinge Ihre Verschiebung. HAHAHAHA!

LDH, what's the problem? The problem is that half the jobs I look for in the paper, that I am highly qualified for, say "must speak Spanish." The problem is that I have to repeat myself three or four times when going thru the drive thru or making a transaction at the bank or reserving a hotel room and my requests are still mishandled because the people in customer service don't understand the language. The problem is that I have no way to tell the landscaping guy not to spray weed killer this week because my girlfriend's daughter is going to be playing slip and slide on the lawn with her friends from out of town. If you don't consider those, and many others, problems than good for you. I guess I feel that I shouln't have to communicate using only hand jestures when I'm in my own neighborhood.

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Austria goes "German Only"

by Adam in

jw
friends

i must be a glutton for punnishment or something, but here i go again, broaching the subject of speaking english in america.. apparently a law was recently passed in austria that people must satisfactorily pass a basic german language skills test in a few months or they will be fined.

if they do not master basic german in 4 years, they can be kicked out of the country.

many people interviewed in the article mentioned that they are too poor to afford the classes.

Adam

Voltaire, I said "broaching the subject of speaking English in America" and "redirect the funds to pay for free English classes." And even if I hadn't specified English in my post, I would hope that people would have enough brain power to realize what I'm saying, you dolt.

ThiChi, what would be the difference? Do you think one group should and the other shouldn't have to learn the language? I'm curious.

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Austria goes "German Only"

by Adam in

jw
friends

i must be a glutton for punnishment or something, but here i go again, broaching the subject of speaking english in america.. apparently a law was recently passed in austria that people must satisfactorily pass a basic german language skills test in a few months or they will be fined.

if they do not master basic german in 4 years, they can be kicked out of the country.

many people interviewed in the article mentioned that they are too poor to afford the classes.

Adam

ThiChi, I'm not sure. I just read the article in someone's post on another board. After looking closer at the article, it appears that the law has not yet been passed, it's just in the process and has some significan backing. Here is the link that was posted with the article. I haven't checked it out yet.

www.foxnews.com/story/0,2...08,00.html

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Austria goes "German Only"

by Adam in

jw
friends

i must be a glutton for punnishment or something, but here i go again, broaching the subject of speaking english in america.. apparently a law was recently passed in austria that people must satisfactorily pass a basic german language skills test in a few months or they will be fined.

if they do not master basic german in 4 years, they can be kicked out of the country.

many people interviewed in the article mentioned that they are too poor to afford the classes.

Adam

I must be a glutton for punnishment or something, but here I go again, broaching the subject of speaking English in America.

Apparently a law was recently passed in Austria that people must satisfactorily pass a basic German language skills test in a few months or they will be fined. If they do not master basic German in 4 years, they can be kicked out of the country. Many people interviewed in the article mentioned that they are too poor to afford the classes. While I like the idea of the law being implimented in the US, it is simply not fair to the poor people who can't afford the classes. Then I had an idea. All that money that the Federal, State, County, and City Governments are spending on making street signs, voting ballots, DMV tests and a million other things multi-lingual could redirect the funds to pay for free English classes for the poor people who can't afford them. That way all US citizens could communicate with each other and people wouldn't end up being deported just cause they're poor. Just a thought.

Let the flaming begin, I've got my asbestos suit zipped up.

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THE NEW MINISTRY!

by Adam in

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and adam raised his voice and spoke to his bretheren and sisteren and said unto them, "the time has come, o brothers and sisters, to do your part, your duty!

you who have the truth should not be keeping it to yourselves.

the truth should be spread to all corners of your neighborhood, your country, to the whole world!

Adam

And Adam raised his voice and spoke to his bretheren and sisteren and said unto them, "The time has come, O brothers and sisters, to do your part, your DUTY! You who have the truth should not be keeping it to yourselves. The truth should be spread to all corners of your neighborhood, your country, to the whole world! It is time for a NEW MINISTRY! A ministry carried out with twice the vigor, three times the resolve and of infinitly more value to our fellow man and woman than our previous one. We can NOT allow this wave evil to continue swallowing up the lives and destroying the families of the ignorant and defensless ones. With the truth as our shield and the 'Crisis of Conscience' book as our sword, we will march forth to combat and slay this evil of evils. We will preach the truth to the unknowing, giving them a shield of their own. We will place the CoC book strategicly in Kingdom Halls and book bags, allowing the truth to penetrate into the heart of evil. We will follow the JWs and approach the homes where their vile, infectious literature has been planted and preach the truth about JWism. And we will do this in the name of NO God, NO person, NO organization. We will do this uncorrupted in the simple name of goodness and truth, the highest possible cause. Truth is our only motivation, goodness our only reward, and it is enough. My beloved brothers and sisters, we WILL succeed." And from the multitudes there rose a thuderous cry and they went forth preaching the good news, spreading truth and freedom to every corner of the world. And it was good.