- Reaction score
- 0
- Points
- 210
WHY IS IT THAT WE HAVE TO SPEAK ENGLISH?
> A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a Naval conference that included
> admirals from the U.S., English, Canadian, Australian and French Navies.
> At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a group of half
> dozen or so officers that included personnel from most of the countries.
>
> Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks but a
> French admiral suddenly complained that,
> whereas Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English. He
> then asked: "Why is it that we
> always have to speak English in these conferences rather than speaking
> French?"
> Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied: "Maybe it's because the
> Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have
> to speak German."
> Suddenly the group became very quiet.
> A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a Naval conference that included
> admirals from the U.S., English, Canadian, Australian and French Navies.
> At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a group of half
> dozen or so officers that included personnel from most of the countries.
>
> Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks but a
> French admiral suddenly complained that,
> whereas Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English. He
> then asked: "Why is it that we
> always have to speak English in these conferences rather than speaking
> French?"
> Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied: "Maybe it's because the
> Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have
> to speak German."
> Suddenly the group became very quiet.