Author: James T. Walker
Date: 14:10:27 03/08/05
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On March 08, 2005 at 14:19:36, Dan Honeycutt wrote: >On March 08, 2005 at 14:01:41, Peter Skinner wrote: > >>On March 08, 2005 at 13:56:30, Dan Honeycutt wrote: >> >>>That sounds like something an American would say. I thought you Canadians were >>>more tolerant of different languages :) >>> >>>Dan H. >> >>I am tolerant. If I spoke Spanish, I wouldn't go onto a German board and post. >> >>That would be rude. > >I wouldn't consider it rude. I'm used to international forums where one >language is the standard but any language is welcome. People with limited >knowledge of a foreign language may be able to read and understand fairly well >but not be able to write and be understood. That should not prevent them from >posting. I suspect that's the case with the poster. Nameth's English is not >too bad but I don't think he is at all comfortable using it. > >> >>Quote: >>"There are only two things I will not tolerate, People who are intolerant of >>other cultures, and the Dutch!" >>Austin Powers' father in GoldMember :) >> > >:):) >Dan H. > > >>Peter I tend to agree with you Dan. I'm pretty neutral on the use of other languages. I prefer English of course since it's all I understand but if People don't care if all the people here can not understand their post it doesn't bother me. Maybe it's because I have traveled to many countries that makes me more tolerant of other languages. Jim
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