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William Thornton wrote:Bah humbug! Whatever you wanted up didn't work.
Haruo wrote:Yeah now it works!
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Haruo wrote:One of the differences between us that I suspect has its roots someplace other than party politics (though I could be wrong) or theology: I cannot imagine living for years (let alone pastoring a church) in the Emirates without learning Arabic. At least well enough to know "Merry Christmas" when I see it. Do you think people who live in the US for years should learn English?
Haruo wrote:When you say "the masses" I assume you mean the foreigners who I hear constitute the majority of the population. What about the native population? Do most of them use English most of the time, too, or only when dealing with foreigners?
Quite possible and, to me, quite interesting.Jon Estes wrote:Haruo wrote:When you say "the masses" I assume you mean the foreigners who I hear constitute the majority of the population. What about the native population? Do most of them use English most of the time, too, or only when dealing with foreigners?
Less than 15% are Emirate.
When I deal directly with them, they speak English with me. They may prefer I don’t speak their language.
Haruo wrote:Quite possible and, to me, quite interesting.Jon Estes wrote:Haruo wrote:When you say "the masses" I assume you mean the foreigners who I hear constitute the majority of the population. What about the native population? Do most of them use English most of the time, too, or only when dealing with foreigners?
Less than 15% are Emirate.
When I deal directly with them, they speak English with me. They may prefer I don’t speak their language.
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