Sparky_Hughes
I am Shitbeard.
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It's disrespectful to spend years living in a country and not learn the language.
Strong word. Do you feel the same way about Brits who live abroad?
How many languages can you speak?
Strong word. Do you feel the same way about Brits who live abroad?
Based on what exactly?
Hopeful but worried is the best I can manage right now.
Come on United!
I'm usually very positive but think we will lose tonight.
Injury list is taking its toll and think this will be a step too much for the squad.
I'm usually very positive but think we will lose tonight.
Injury list is taking its toll and think this will be a step too much for the squad.
Maybe he's tried. It's not particularly easy to learn a new language. Obviously I'm very impressed when someone is trilingual or a multilingual, but I think the real struggle is moving abroad and out of your comfort zone.It's disrespectful to spend years living in a country and not learn the language.
Is that the criteria you apply to someone who plys their trade abroad? Based on their earning?I speak little German.. but I don't live and earn a huge fortune applying my trade in that country.
Just think if you live in a country where you have a very privileged job then you should at least try and adopt the culture and that includes the language.
Enjoy it!Proper nervous here. Hate the fact all our matches until the end of the are absolutely crucial... makes every 90 mins from here on in absolute torture
Balls. Brits who move to Singapore should be forced to learn Mandarin and Tamil. Let's see how long they last.Different when you live in the country where you were born/raised though, compared to when you live abroad. It's not like you visited a guy in Argentina and you were surprised that he didn't speak English. It's a guy that's lived here for quite a while.
Actually yes, very strongly. If you decide to make another country your home, you should make a reasonable effort to learn the lingo. Unless it's one of those places with no identity like Singapore for example.
Yeah, noticed but tbh, it could have been any month and Rooney wouldn't count?Can see that this is from September, but three of the four players on our side aren't playing.
Is this not what you thought going into the Chelsea game?
Singapore is about as multilingual a country as it getsIs that the criteria you apply to someone who plys their trade abroad? Based on their earning?
I've a friend who has been working in Singapore for the last 3 years; earns a small fortune. Still doesn't speak the local language. Absolute cnut then!
And Marx lived there too. He's known for being a red not a blueI've just thought how to put to bed the Manchester is red argument. Is Manchester known for its blue brick architecture? I thought not.
Is that the criteria you apply to someone who plys their trade abroad? Based on their earning?
I've a friend who has been working in Singapore for the last 3 years; earns a small fortune. Still doesn't speak the local language. Absolute cnut then!
What does how much he earns have to do with it?
He's living here to do a job, and getting paid for it. There's nothing to suggest that he's not assimilating or adopting the culture, but he has a right to keep his own culture for himself also.
Plus he may have family back in Ecuador who will watch his interviews and record it for his nieces, nephews, cousins etc and they may not understand English but obviously want to know what it is he's saying.
And he may feel more comfortable speaking in his native language to avoid any errors.
And he's a grown man, he's not hurting anybody.
Hope it's as dramatic as that poster seems to be.
Looking forward to this.....
Singapore is about as multilingual a country as it gets
If you're travelling to the game make sure you arrive late if you want a seat.
I'm trying but it's hard... Would love it for once we come out and blitz a team good and proper in the first 20 minutes just to calm the nervesEnjoy it!
Remember last season? It was over at Christmas
If you're travelling to the game make sure you arrive late if you want a seat.
Martin Atkinson