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Passing The Local Students Union This Morning I Noticed A Number Of Chinese Students.
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They'd need to already have a sufficient command of English to enable them to study degree courses. Why study abroad when the language barrier could be a problem?
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OK, so then you must understand that English becomes as common as their mother tongue?
I worked in Europe a fair bit. I found many, apart from the French, speak multiple languages and even during a conversation would drift in and out of differing ones. I also found many conversed in English even if nether were "British". Although a European Company the Official language was English (much to the annoyance of the French) being IT in a Bank many documents were very complex, they took it in their stride.
The thing is, "English" is the business language, the Chinese are fully aware of this and so they are bought up speaking it (those that are high enough up in the Party anyway).
The Indians do similar.
I worked in Europe a fair bit. I found many, apart from the French, speak multiple languages and even during a conversation would drift in and out of differing ones. I also found many conversed in English even if nether were "British". Although a European Company the Official language was English (much to the annoyance of the French) being IT in a Bank many documents were very complex, they took it in their stride.
The thing is, "English" is the business language, the Chinese are fully aware of this and so they are bought up speaking it (those that are high enough up in the Party anyway).
The Indians do similar.
I think that people whose first language is English don't realise how many other people speak several languages, English, I think, being favourite.
I was amused when talking to a Belgian. Being placed where they are on the earth they tend to learn all the local languages ie, English, French, Dutch and German. They laugh at our war films where the English speak English and the Germans speak English with a German accent etc. In Belgium films the English speak English, the Germans speak German and the French speak French.
I was amused when talking to a Belgian. Being placed where they are on the earth they tend to learn all the local languages ie, English, French, Dutch and German. They laugh at our war films where the English speak English and the Germans speak English with a German accent etc. In Belgium films the English speak English, the Germans speak German and the French speak French.
//I was amused when talking to a Belgian. Being placed where they are on the earth they tend to learn all the local languages i.e., English, French, Dutch and German. //
Well not quite. The Walloons only speak French or a little English, bit dont call them French unless you fancy a black eye!
When we went up into the Flemish region we were told not to speak French, speak English only - There is a great deal of racism on Belgium.
I worked in Bruxelles for a number of years.
Well not quite. The Walloons only speak French or a little English, bit dont call them French unless you fancy a black eye!
When we went up into the Flemish region we were told not to speak French, speak English only - There is a great deal of racism on Belgium.
I worked in Bruxelles for a number of years.
My granddaughter's old school has a boarding unit which is almost completely filled by Chinese and Russian children; at least it was at the beginning of this year, I don't know if the Russian students were allowed to stay on.
Granddaughter left for another school to start 6th Form last year - because she would have been in a minority of about 4 British pupils per class.
They start learning English early.
In France I found that I often tutored French teenagers in English - because they needed to improve it before they could take up training courses (usually wind turbine engineering) which were taught in English by German professors. The French do not generally see the need to speak anything other than French. Most of them never leave France, even for a holiday.
Granddaughter left for another school to start 6th Form last year - because she would have been in a minority of about 4 British pupils per class.
They start learning English early.
In France I found that I often tutored French teenagers in English - because they needed to improve it before they could take up training courses (usually wind turbine engineering) which were taught in English by German professors. The French do not generally see the need to speak anything other than French. Most of them never leave France, even for a holiday.
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