Thank you for the welcome, and Merry Christmas to you as well!
Maybe I will get brave enough to write some in German. I didn't want to be a person who "forgot" a language skill, but after years of non-use the ability declined.
Oh yes, also, I'm a woman. Am I the only woman on this forum? I cannot help that I am a car enthusiast!
Welcome to the displaced from everywhere! Texan in Oregon?
My language skills are at best, attrocious. I speak very little german, and all of it badly. I tried to follow some of the text in the german section, and I was lost after hello. I speak a little more french, most of it badly, and embarrassing. Last used in anger in Dallas of all places, and now i'm here in Montreal.
Although after a week or two being in a place, listening, i can start to remember enough to understand what people are saying about me.
I learned German because I felt that it was important (and of course we must take a "foreign language" in the US school system). I was going to learn French as well, but when I got to college I didn't like the way they were teaching it, so I quit that class.
I thought Spanish was too easy to bother with – since Mexico was right next door it held no appeal for me. However, I can speak some "kitchen Spanish."
Einmal war ich in der Schweiz, und der Armee hat uns von unsere Hotel hinausgeworfen. Es war ein "scheduling problem" zwischen unsere Oberschule Gruppe und der Armee.
Yes, everyone goes everywhere, and it's just like Star Trek, as we speak into tiny devices and can even see others on them!
That's wild, that you had to use your French "in anger" in Dallas, Texas! Some guys asked me for directions one day, stopped at an intersection in Dallas, and they were from France. I have "map dyslexia" and couldn't tell them off the top of my head how to get where they wanted to go, so I lied to them and said I was from Houston. (Did you know that a sizable amount of French folks settled in Dallas in the 1840s?)
We can understand what you mean to say- that's the really most important! But you should know one thing about the Swiss Army: Swiss hasn't got an Army, Swiss is an Army.
And after your coming out as a women, I guess you'll recognize increasing rapidly reply rates But your not the only woman in this forum, but I guess the only non European.
"Swiss is an Army" –– I will remember that! Tim, I must say that some of these Swiss warriors did treat us to beer, fondue, and singing in the evening.
Also, it's nice to know that other women are interested in this fine motorcar as well. (When I was a member of a couple of U.S. Porsche sites, I found that it was over 99% menfolk.) In my view, one should know as much as possible about one's vehicle!
When I was growing up and I didn't understand certain automotive repair concepts, it ended up costing me $$$ and causing discomfort.
If the rules didn't change (Roy should know): Every male Swiss needs to go to the Army. After this time they keep their rifles at home to be prepared for defending the fatherland immediately.
As I've heard, it might be harmful loosing the bread in the Fondue - just another cause to have another drink.....
You're not alone. Not only women, even male drivers spend a lot of money for "repair concepts".
You're right... but the Army itself it's like a national costume group, not more...
next spring I will get my last "refresher" behind me... [censored] boring stuff
and the weapon, a SIG 550, I will let there, the reglements goes to stupid... and this just because some silly men mean it's funny to shoot others an then himself...
In Antwort auf: everybody all over the world ought to learn Swiss German
that's right
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not really, but since the kids in the WHOLE scool MUST speak German (not just in "German-class" respectively writing/grammar - like myself in my early years) so they came at home and talk about "Kamin" and "Fliegenklatsche" insted of "Chämi" and "Flöigädätscher"... that's not really nice
. His name sounds English but he's Swiss and I think he's guessing that everybody all over the world ought to learn Swiss German.
(Did you know that a sizable amount of French folks settled in Dallas in the 1840s?) 