[blam]

Europeans are determined to 'erase' themselves.

[Diogenesis]

Great idea. They should use Ebonic-urdu.

Then they be workin' on cuttin' those silly numbers.

[kitkat]

Blam, you said it and it only took you six words. I'll have to use a few more.

***People who come to this country find that their foreign language skills are not valued."***

Alwena Lamping, the co-ordinator of the Nuffield Languages Programme, said: "Businesses are short of people with eastern language skills but nobody seems to put the two together."

Do those two sentences seem to contradict each other?

I wish I could make a phone call to a business office and get someone who speaks MY language. English. Charming old language, whatever became of it?

[Celtjew Libertarian]

You should have to learn English first in any English-speaking nation. But, after that, I see no reason why any language, especially if it has its own literature, is better or worse than another. Heck, the way things are going these days, Russian and Urdu are likely to be more useful languages than French.

[Celtjew Libertarian]

Europeans are determined to 'erase' themselves

I wish the French, at least, would get on with it, already.

[mamelukesabre]

If they wanted to teach one of the various forms of arabic, I might see their point. But teaching Urdu is just stupid.

[McGavin999]

Oh yes, it will really come in handy when you're trying to read those great classics written in the native language. You know, like.........hmmmm.........

[Eala]

Head teachers will this week call for schools to teach African and Asian languages instead of French and German in a reform designed to reflect the "ethnic mix" of the British population.

If they really wanted reflect the "ethnic mix" better, and absolve themselves for some of their imperial guilt into the bargain, they'd be calling for the schools to teach Ga\idhlig (Scottish Gaelic) instead of suppressing it. (Well, okay, the active suppression is largely over now that the language is at risk of disappearing, but...) But I guess the fact that Gaelic-speakers are white Europeans doesn't make them sufficiently politically correct.

Suas leis a' Gha\idhlig!

[Arkinsaw]

Yeah, Albanian is going to be a really useful language to learn. Here are some good first phrases to learn.

"Sir, my I hitch a ride on your donkey cart?"
"Which way to the latrine hole?"
"How much for the plate of dirt?"
"I will trade this rock for a handful of grass."

[Myrddin]

The immigrants need to be taught English language and English culture so that can be productive members of that society. If they don't want that, they should see a travel agent and return to a place that features the language and culture they prefer. I applaud the French for trying to maintain their language and culture as well. Ditto for the Welsh. It is a colossal error to allow immigrants to arrive in your nation and attempt to overthrow the language and culture. The U.S. seems bent on that stupidity with the Mexican invasion in the southwest.

Teaching French and German as "foreign" languages has value to the English and the immigrants. Scientific papers and quality literature are written on those languages. Is Urdu or any of the African languages referenced in the article in common use in the scientific community, arts or literature? I suspect not. The only purpose for teaching those languages is to placate the foreign invasion and permit balkanization of the country.

[bescobar]

Oh, I thought the post said drop kick France...never mind

[philosofy123]

Where are you Pat Buchanan? You are a profit!

[gilor]

Euro Self-Hate/Guilt????