The Welsh.

Argh Jim lad……..hahaha, 50 shades off ain’t happy 😀

I’ve not heard that in a while.

I know it’s old but it was good then and still is.
A.

If you honestly think that any company is going to turn away business from non-English speakers rather than make use of translators in the current economic climate, then you really can’t have been paying much attention for the past couple of years.

Oh…. and If you think a posting of mine constitutes trolling, Jim, then report it to the moderators instead of making snarky little hints.

(Stands by for the usual anguished protestations of innocence and incomprehension….. )

😮

Jim.
Lincoln.7

I’ve not heard that in a while.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJl5Vd_FK-M&feature=related

:):););):):)

Oh, I see. Yow mean them uz cum ear am welcum ter muddle thru wi’out spaking the lingo but ar bay payin’ fer ’em ter cum ear ‘n learn ter spake proppa.

Regards,

kev35

Could you explain that again using proper English for those of us from the Black Country please?

Regards,

kev35

Kev, I’ll attemp to translate:

Them of yows oo come ere are welcooom to muddle on without the lingo loik, but wees not payan for yows to spake proppa.

….. Those who come here are welcome to struggle as best they can without learning the language but should not be subsidised by us to help them get by without learning the language.

Could you explain that again using proper English for those of us from the Black Country please?

Regards,

kev35

Ah, right.

I misunderstood your meaning. 🙂

So, you’re telling us that non-British people who come to live in this country should be compelled to speak and write English, but it’s a matter of personal choice as to whether British people who go to live in non-English speaking countries should learn the local lingo.

That’s a rather…… interesting policy.

No – perhaps I didn’t make my point clearly. It should be the same for any foreigner in any country. Those who come here are welcome to struggle as best they can without learning the language but should not be subsidised by us to help them get by without learning the language.

If you honestly think that any company is going to turn away business from non-English speakers rather than make use of translators in the current economic climate, then you really can’t have been paying much attention for the past couple of years.

Oh…. and If you think a posting of mine constitutes trolling, Jim, then report it to the moderators instead of making snarky little hints.

(Stands by for the usual anguished protestations of innocence and incomprehension….. )

I didn’t THINK as you put it, I was agreeing with Tony.
Nice to see your up and running again.and still Fly Fishing;)
Jim.
Lincoln .7

I was talking to the manager of the branch, and it came out in conversation, that they have TEN interpreters for the 10 different nationalities who use the Bank.and who can be called upon at any time to help them with their banking needs.Nice to know my Income Tax helped to bail TSB out of the proverbial.So, I have to agree, “When in Rome” etc.
Jim.
Lincoln .7

So, your bank uses the services of a professional translation agency when the need arises.

That sounds like good, pragmatic business practice.

What point did you think you were making?

Well, of course, it’s up to them.

So, you’re telling us that non-British people who come to live in this country should be compelled to speak and write English, but it’s a matter of personal choice as to whether British people who go to live in non-English speaking countries should learn the local lingo.

That’s a rather…… interesting policy.

To true, I would drop every other language on the forms bar English, they talk about integrating society, but what incentive is there for immigrants to learn the mother tongue of the Country they are now part of if you print everything in Urdu.. Arabic etc…

.

Just to take your point a step further Tony, I visited the main branch of LLoyds TSB. I was talking to the manager of the branch, and it came out in conversation, that they have TEN interpreters for the 10 different nationalities who use the Bank.and who can be called upon at any time to help them with their banking needs.Nice to know my Income Tax helped to bail TSB out of the proverbial.So, I have to agree, “When in Rome” etc.
Jim.
Lincoln .7

:D:D

I’ve always loved this one.

What was supposed to be the Welsh translation is actually an e-mail auto responder reply

“I am not in the office at the moment. Send any work to be translated”

And then…

You’ve guessed it… “Pedestrians Look Right”

Then there’s

Dymchwelyd may mean ‘dismount’ (among other things), but llid y bledren has nothing to do with cyclists — in fact, it means ‘bladder inflammation.’ The best guess among red-faced local officials is that someone accidentally entered cystitis instead of cyclists into an online English-to-Welsh translator.

Moggy

Well, of course, it’s up to them. I have spent a great deal of time in France and had a house there for several years and learnt the language many years ago. Many French are very courteous and speak English but you will get no help when dealing with French bureaucracy. No multi-lingual documents there!!

Presumably you’d demand the same of British expats in Spain, France and Italy?

I could not agree more strongly. If you choose to live in a foreign country you should learn the language and struggle to get by as you do. That way you’ll learn to get by very quickly!!