Having Fun With Foreigners

 

A New York Second is defined as the nearly infinitesimal time period between the 5th Avenue stop light turning green and the taxi behind you in traffic blowing his horn. Does wonders to spike the blood pressure too.

1. Drew the thing that galls me no end is how most Americans have better command of the English language than the average English man or woman. I believe this reflects on just how dummed down the UK is now. I am a member of a mainly North American European car forum. The majority of members are from Canada or the US, but from time to time a Brit pops up with a query and it makes me cringe to read their pidgin English. It is truly awful. I believe the driver for this has been the Labour Party who destroyed education in England and Wales. (They were less successful in Scotland and Northern Ireland.) Their emphasis on “all must have prizes” rather than focussing on the basics such as spelling and grammar has resulted in a truly shocking level of adult literacy.

   Posted by LyndonB       01/08/2012  at  11:20 AM  

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