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2018-07-11 Southeast Asia

Canadian teacher Francois Lamontagne: ‘You never know when you'll need English' (video)

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Posted by Besoeker 2018-07-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Ever since I worked for a German multi-national company it has been clear that English is the universal second language.

Meetings in Waldorf, with folks from Argentina, Poland, US, Germany, France, etc. were all held in English cause no matter the native tongue we all spoke English.

I thank Hollywood and the British Empire!

Posted by AlanC 2018-07-11 09:00|| 2018-07-11 09:00|| Front Page Top

#2 ...and dominance in technology, medicine, aviation, commerce, et al (shove that back in your Marxist teacher's face when they say - all cultures are equal)

Posted by Procopius2k 2018-07-11 09:20|| 2018-07-11 09:20|| Front Page Top

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