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Skybird · 01-28-10, 06:15 AM

There is a running joke in Germany. Oettinger was minister president of Baaden-Wuertemberg, and down there they speak an accent, Schwaebisch, that most Germans agree to be the most terribly sounding of all German local tongues we have. It really drills into the ear and into the skull and that pain makes you aggressive.

They used to run a TV advert campaign about the economic strength of that federal state (No. 1 or 2 amongst all German federal states, beside Bavaria), and that advert ended with "We can do everything - except speaking German".

Newspapers have reported meanwhile that Oettinger has promised to take English classes and get more training with English. If a private person speaks it like he does, then that is one thing. My French for example is not better than his English. But if an official representative of a nation does like that, he better should use a translator. and if before he even lectured other sabout the need to speak a solid English and that every low job worker must master it, then his performance simply deserves all mockery that so far he has gotten.

01-28-10, 06:15 AM	#10
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,703 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	There is a running joke in Germany. Oettinger was minister president of Baaden-Wuertemberg, and down there they speak an accent, Schwaebisch, that most Germans agree to be the most terribly sounding of all German local tongues we have. It really drills into the ear and into the skull and that pain makes you aggressive. They used to run a TV advert campaign about the economic strength of that federal state (No. 1 or 2 amongst all German federal states, beside Bavaria), and that advert ended with "We can do everything - except speaking German". Newspapers have reported meanwhile that Oettinger has promised to take English classes and get more training with English. If a private person speaks it like he does, then that is one thing. My French for example is not better than his English. But if an official representative of a nation does like that, he better should use a translator. and if before he even lectured other sabout the need to speak a solid English and that every low job worker must master it, then his performance simply deserves all mockery that so far he has gotten. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert. Last edited by Skybird; 01-28-10 at 07:18 AM.