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    lthough my German is pretty rubbish I will make sure I can say the basics in the native tongue thats for sure - it's embarrassing if you ever go to a country and cannot say some basic phrases
    Well in both Belgium and Germany I tried my, admittedly rubbish, Dutch and German and all of my colleagues laughed as they all spoke English most of the time, except with family and friends. They would then subject me to their efforts to learnt 'conversational' English.

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      <oga>B looks like she's had a cock or 2.</oga>

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        Originally posted by vetran View Post
        And for the boys as we know MF is a fifty pinter but where do you fit in?
        FTFY
        His heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...

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          Originally posted by NigelJK View Post
          Well in both Belgium and Germany I tried my, admittedly rubbish, Dutch and German and all of my colleagues laughed as they all spoke English most of the time, except with family and friends. They would then subject me to their efforts to learnt 'conversational' English.
          You are suppose to take advantage of them and teach them region slang from where you are from in the UK especially if it's age inappropriate.
          "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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            Originally posted by Mordac View Post
            FTFY
            you would sleep with him after only 50 pints????
            Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.

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              Originally posted by vetran View Post
              you would sleep with him after only 50 pints????
              Yeah, alright, but only because I know him. He can be quite tender (occasionally - very occasionally). Mind you, no-one specified what the 50 pints were 50 pints of. Heavy duty tequila should do the trick. Closest thing to a general anaesthetic I can think of...
              His heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...

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                Originally posted by NigelJK View Post
                They would then subject me to their efforts to learnt 'conversational' English.
                And how did that go?

                One time, an English consultant visited our office. Turns out she was from Barnsley originally (as was I). My Swiss boss afterwards confided that, although normally he had no problem understanding me, he'd not understood a word we said when this Yorkshire lass and I talked to each other. I explained it's because when I'm not home I speak "English for Foreigners".
                Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!

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                  Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
                  I prefer to wear the David Beckham lingerie collection....
                  I prefer David Beckham.

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                    Originally posted by WTFH View Post
                    No, I can assure you I was NOT modelling for that photo.
                    Methinks thou protest too much...
                    His heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...

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                      Originally posted by WTFH View Post
                      No, I can assure you I was NOT modelling for that photo.
                      Suits you image though. How can we be sure it wasn't you and that you don't have an evening job?

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