On Sat, 17 Jul 2010 22:09:44 +1000 Patrick Shirkey <pshirkey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 07/17/2010 08:13 PM, James Stone wrote: > > On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 10:07 PM, Gwenhwyfaer<gwenhwyfaer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >> Yes, but it's a very British thing to do, throwing a very public > >> tantrum about something other people are doing that you don't like > >> rather than simply taking a couple of small steps to avoid it. > >> > > That's a rather sweeping (and as far as I can tell untrue) statement. > > > > With the exception of readers of the Daily Mail (a horrible > > hate-riddled tabloid), most British people (in my experience as a > > native) have pretty much a live and let live attitude in my > > experience. > > > > You won't see me storming off in a huff, but I do do a fair bit of > > ignoring (although in this case my British reserve didn't win out...). > > > > That may be the case while Brits are in Britain but when they travel > they tend to get a bit more mouthy and self absorbed. Perhaps that was > what Gwenhwyfaer was alluding to... > > Maybe it's more noticible when you can understand the language being > spoken. Perhaps non english speakers have seen similar behaviour from > other non english speakers? I travel quite a bit, and find there are the usual two classes of people. Tourists & Travellers. Tourists of any nationality I find a pain in the backside. They are usually selfish, loud & demanding. I avoid them like the plague. Travellers generally are actually interested in the countries and people they visit and will make efforts to fit in. I always have time for travellers to England. These days, I can usually make myself understood in (spoken) German and have a smattering of Spanish. I'm hoping to spend quite a bit of time in France next year so am considering a short beginners course in French. -- Will J Godfrey http://www.musically.me.uk Say you have a poem and I have a tune. Exchange them and we can both have a poem, a tune, and a song. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
