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    EU Turning The Screws

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3859198/Mais-non-EU-s-Brexit-chief-risks-fury-signalling-wants-carry-negotiations-FRENCH.html
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    #2
    French or Deutsch only once the UK leaves, no need for English anymore. As the UK is leaving the EU should negotiate with the leaving nation in the block's chosen language.

    So yeah, better get some French speaking consultants in. Tony Blair! Where are you?
    "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain

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      #3
      Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
      French or Deutsch only once the UK leaves, no need for English anymore. As the UK is leaving the EU should negotiate with the leaving nation in the block's chosen language.

      So yeah, better get some French speaking consultants in. Tony Blair! Where are you?
      Ireland
      Belgium
      Cyprus
      Malta

      All English
      "A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George Orwell

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        #4
        Originally posted by Paddy View Post
        Ireland
        Belgium
        Cyprus
        Malta

        All English
        Belgium is Flemish and French.
        "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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          #5
          Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
          French or Deutsch only once the UK leaves, no need for English anymore. As the UK is leaving the EU should negotiate with the leaving nation in the block's chosen language.

          So yeah, better get some French speaking consultants in. Tony Blair! Where are you?
          You mean Nick Clegg...
          "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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            #6
            Originally posted by SueEllen View Post
            Belgium is Flemish and French.
            I thought some clever-clogs would point that out however having worked in Belgium for three years I discovered the French won’t talk Flemish and the Flemish won’t talk in French therefore they speak English as a compromise.
            "A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George Orwell

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              #7
              Originally posted by Paddy View Post
              I thought some clever-clogs would point that out however having worked in Belgium for three years I discovered the French won’t talk Flemish and the Flemish won’t talk in French therefore they speak English as a compromise.
              Yep, when I was at Belgacom, the official there was English.

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                #8
                Originally posted by Paddy View Post
                I thought some clever-clogs would point that out however having worked in Belgium for three years I discovered the French won’t talk Flemish and the Flemish won’t talk in French therefore they speak English as a compromise.
                Yeah I know but it's not an official language.

                They also speak English in lots of other EU nations especially those with small populations so they can communicate with foreigners particularly wealthy tourists and do business.

                Anyway we are lucky the language they choose wasn't German. Everyone I know who speaks fluent German as another language has no problem getting a job even if their other skills for that role aren't that great.
                "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by SueEllen View Post
                  Yeah I know but it's not an official language.

                  They also speak English in lots of other EU nations especially those with small populations so they can communicate with foreigners particularly wealthy tourists and do business.

                  Anyway we are lucky the language they choose wasn't German. Everyone I know who speaks fluent German as another language has no problem getting a job even if their other skills for that role aren't that great.

                  German is one of three offical languages in Belguim
                  "A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George Orwell

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Paddy View Post
                    German is one of three offical languages in Belguim
                    Yeah and more people speak English than German in Belgium, but if a country doesn't give minority groups language rights they end up with a civil war.
                    "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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