Re: To the non english speaking fellow

[farna@xxxxxxx]

I'm with you 100% for once Randy! ;> 

If you move to France, you better learn to speak and read French! Same ting over here in Korea. If you want to get out away from the bases or popular tourist sites, you need to learn some Hangul (no, there's no such ting as "Korean" language wise). Being English speaking natively we do have an advantage though. The British had colonies all over the world, so much so that English is the international business language. The US also has a lot of bases around the world. Anyone who does much business with them and the GIs around them learns at least enough English to sell! So there's a good hint if any of you do any foreign travel: go to a country/city that has a US military base nearby. It won't be any more secure, but there will be people around more willing to tolerate US presence for the most part. To many in the area mkae their livelyhood off GI customers and doing busines with the base. Doesn't mean there won't be those around who wish you'd go home, just a few more friendl!
 y places. Korea is one place that is to often overlooked. It's a great place for an American to visit! Prices are slightly lower than the US, and the people are generally friendly and glad you're over here! Like all places this isn't the case all the time and from everyone, but it is the general climate. You're not likely to run into trouble as long as you make an effort to be polite. The people here will be the same toward you. We more or less got ran out of a club (well, wouldn't let a group of us in) once in an area not frequented by foreign visitors. It wasn't that they didn't want us in, but that no one spoke English and they didn't want to be put in an embarrassing position. A couple of the guys got a little miffed because they wouldn't let us in, but I explained the language barrier problem and they saw things differently. The "bouncers" (well, door men?) were very polite in their efforts to convey that they didn't really want us there. Another club a couple building!
 s over had a bartender who spoke just enough English. They let us in a
nd ushered us over to her area. The Koreans accomodated us when they could! 

Okay, enough off topic stuff for me for about a month now!! ;>

On January 5, 2005 Randy Guynn wrote:

> Hate to see you go away from the list because of a language barrier.
> However I want to applaud your recognizing that without knowing English
> you were not gaining much. What I really applaud is your good common
> sense to not insist that this AMC-LIST would modify its' self to
> Multi-language format.
>  In my State in my Country, all one has to do is ''import'' themselves
> into the area and instantly everyone needs to learn their language. It
> seems to me that if you want to live in a country you are not from, then
> YOU should be the person learing how to get along. Not only are we
> forced [when possible]] to learn some one elses language, our Tax
> Dollars are wasted to put up street signs in Both Languages in ''their
> neighborhood.''  Maybe I am just plain dumb, but it seems to me if we
> are going to have multiple street sign languages, we need them
> EVERYWHERE, not just were ''they'' live. Does this mean that these folks
> are not allowed to travel anywhere but their own neighborhoods that bear
> sinage in their own language?? I think not. No, it is just ''local''
> political crap to rob and missue more or our money they call Taxes.
> 
> How many other nations Kiss Our Butt like that if/when we
> ''immigrate''????Sorry for the rant. But Thanks again for the guy with
> the good sense not to try to make the list ''multi-lingual''
> 
> I do not mean any prejudice against any one. But anyone with good sense
> knows exactly what I am talking about. If you want to Live here, LEARN
> here. That is 100% exactly what I would HAVE to do if I decided to live
> in your country. Quit getting polititians to waste our money on your own
> selfish refusals to really join the society YOU decided to live in.
> 
> The thing is, with multi language sinage, you are in all
> reality''segregating'' these folks into their own neighborhoods. This is
> exactly how Slums are born, SEGREGATION.
> 
> Again, Sorry for the Rant, but geeze... lets be honest. Hope I did not
> offend any AMCers out there.
> 
> Regards,
> 
>  Randy Guynn
> 
> 
> .


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