[PRCo] Re: Answer to Fred III's post on bilingual drivers

[Fred Schneider]

I am not as effective either.   But it is still remarkably satisfying  
in small towns when you know you have been successful playing in  
someone else's playpen.

On Dec 10, 2007, at 9:00 PM, robert simpson wrote:

> Off-Topic post but indirectly related to transportation
>
>   Interesting thought, Fred;
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>   I read in the news last week that China has more English speaking  
> citizens than any other country!
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>   see also:  http://www.eltnewsletter.com/back/May2002/art992002.htm
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>   and:  http://www.usingenglish.com/esl-in-china/
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>    India is the second just under China - but I don't remember the  
> source.
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>   When I lived in Germany, English language was usually not a  
> problem in the cities - but was a problem in the small towns and  
> villages.  So, I learned to speak German - not fluently because not  
> enough time (was only there for 2 years).  Unfortunately, that was  
> in 1979 and my German has since evaporated because of lack of use.   
> I still recognize a few words but can no longer effectively  
> communicate in German.
>
>   Robert Simpson
>   from Krazy Kalifornia - where English is occasionally heard....
> Fred Schneider <fwschneider at comcast.net> wrote:
>   I guess from an economic standpoint ... Chinese is one of those we
> should be learning. I'm not going to say with whom we should cozy
> up. It's probably going to happen whether or not you or like it.
> The world has a population of about 6.6 billion people. China is
> the world's largest country with a population of 1.3 billion or
> almost 20 percent of the world.
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