Reply to: Civilisation comes to Germany finally

[darmstadt]

Shouldn't this be a "boomed thread" - sounds like they've got a cracking new role for you!

And using your own equipment is a great IR35 indicator

I can just see it now...

[suityou01]

Shouldn't this be a "boomed thread" - sounds like they've got a cracking new role for you!

And using your own equipment is a great IR35 indicator

Trust to to sniff out new openings, nothing changes.

[Bacchus]

By request I brought my teapot, strainer, loose leaf tea and woolly tea cosy to Germany

Shouldn't this be a "boomed thread" - sounds like they've got a cracking new role for you!

And using your own equipment is a great IR35 indicator

[TheFaQQer]

Yes, much more emphasis on English speaking since then. The older generations are a bit more patchy.

It wasn't an age-specific limitation.

[darmstadt]

20 years ago, Oestringen.

No wonder, thats the middle of nowhere, they don't even speak proper German there. I was actually down near there a few weeks ago as an old friend, English in fact, lives there who used to be the bass player for Manfred Mann and now plays quite a few gigs in that area. Good wine though...

[suityou01]

20 years ago, Oestringen.

Yes, much more emphasis on English speaking since then. The older generations are a bit more patchy.

[TheFaQQer]

How long ago, where?

20 years ago, Oestringen.

[BrilloPad]

How long ago, where?

70 years ago in a bomber over Dresden....

[suityou01]

How times must have changed since I worked in Germany then.

How long ago, where?

[TheFaQQer]

They do speak English. Better than many of us.

How times must have changed since I worked in Germany then.

[suityou01]

They do speak English. Better than many of us.

This.

[d000hg]

What makes people assume that if Germany had won the war, we'd all be speaking German?

As I recall, Germany lost the war but they don't seem to be speaking English or French.

They do speak English. Better than many of us.

[suityou01]

It was not our intention to take over Germany - we did not want to repeat mistakes of Versailles treaty.

Germany wanted - and still wants to - rule the world. At the moment they are taking to do it via the Euro. Amazing that South Europe falls for it.

Mind you, everyone knows the way out of the Euro mess. They just don't know how to get re-elected afterwards.

Such truth among such utter bollocks

[BrilloPad]

What makes people assume that if Germany had won the war, we'd all be speaking German?

As I recall, Germany lost the war but they don't seem to be speaking English or French.

It was not our intention to take over Germany - we did not want to repeat mistakes of Versailles treaty.

Germany wanted - and still wants to - rule the world. At the moment they are taking to do it via the Euro. Amazing that South Europe falls for it.

Mind you, everyone knows the way out of the Euro mess. They just don't know how to get re-elected afterwards.

[suityou01]

What makes people assume that if Germany had won the war, we'd all be speaking German?

As I recall, Germany lost the war but they don't seem to be speaking English or French.

Everyone in Germany speaks English. Modern businesses run English courses. English is very much a sought after skill.