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To: Cordova Belle
Speaking of the french... here's a little break....

Another story:

A friend of mine is an officer in the naval reserve. A few weeks ago, He was attending a conference that included admirals in both the US and the French navies. At a cocktail reception, my friend found himself in a small
group that included an admiral from each of the two navies.

The French admiral started complaining that whereas Europeans learned many languages, Americans only learned English. He then asked. "Why is it that we have to speak English in these conferences rather than you have to speak French?"

Without even hesitating, the American admiral replied. "Maybe it is because we arranged it so that you did not have to learn to speak German."

The group became silent.
1,273 posted on 04/02/2003 8:53:11 AM PST by Jaded (Close the BORDERS and the CHECKBOOK!! (schpelin iz opshenul))
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To: Jaded
good story

heh

Prairie
1,287 posted on 04/02/2003 8:57:30 AM PST by prairiebreeze (God Bless and Protect the Allied Troops. And the families here at home---they are soldiers too.)
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