Sharkbait wrote:
> With all due respect to the previous poster, including his 'ugly American'
> comment, my point was way above his head.
What's your point in this?
> service cannot speak English or any other language but their own tongue.
> This tells me that hiring people who cannot speak the most commonly used
> languages
You THOUGHT English was the "most commonly used language".
That was why I pointed out how wrong you were.
> My wife and I speak Mandarin,
> Cantonese, Vietnamese, Spanish, and English. We have absolutely no desire
> to travel to India or the middle east. So for us, we can speak to most of
> world that interests us.
You can probably say the same if you could speak ONLY English!
Your languages reflect only your country of Singapore (I presume).
> question that only required a "yes", "no", "one", "two", etc. Many of th=
em
> seem to suffer from the same lack of education so common in the U.S. late=
ly.
> So yes, your expectation of very basic English comprehension could be
> appropriate.
Why English? They are hired from the most impoverished countries of
Europe, such as Yugoslovakia or Rumania and from the Philippines
and Thailand. They needed the low-paying jobs, and the Princess
needed them to provide fares that would otherwise be much higher.
It's the FREE MARKET, son.
>
> Perhaps like in some states, the daily, Princess Patter should be publish=
ed
> in 57 languages so I don't come off as an 'ugly American', wishing that
> everyone speak English.
You ARE an Ugly Person no matter what country your belong. You would
fit the image of an Ugly American perfectly if you're American, no
matter
how many languages the menus are printed in.
> This was the concern of
> one German tour guide leading a group of 47 Germans who didn't speak a li=
ck
> of Chinese, Hindi, or English. They only spoke and understood German. S=
he
> felt the Patter should be published in German. Hell, why not?
Because only IDIOTS like you would even ask "why not?" With that
many in a group that are non-German-illierates, they should hire their
OWN Tour Guide and translators.
> Did the
> Germans get good value for their euros? You can't get through a day of
> cruising without reading the Patter. And how much of the shipboard TV
> announcements did they understand? I only hope somebody explained what
> seven short and one long horn blast should have meant to them.
>
> Sharkbait
Don't flatter yourself, Sharkbait! The Germans are not nearly as DUMB
as you are.
> I only hope somebody explained what
> seven short and one long horn blast should have meant to them.
M=F6glicherweise hatte jemand in ihrer Gruppe bereits sie ihnen
erkl=E4rt,=20
sogar bevor Sie sie h=F6rten.
-- Reef Fish Bob.
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