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English overall sounds a bit "weak" to a Swedish ear. American English sounds more "genuine" and less uppity than British English.
Quote from: TheoK on April 01, 2010, 09:49:59 AMEnglish overall sounds a bit "weak" to a Swedish ear. American English sounds more "genuine" and less uppity than British English. But what about Swedish, when it is spoken by an American? Does the accent grate on your ears, or do you like the sound of it?
Quote from: couldbecousin on April 01, 2010, 09:53:21 AMQuote from: TheoK on April 01, 2010, 09:49:59 AMEnglish overall sounds a bit "weak" to a Swedish ear. American English sounds more "genuine" and less uppity than British English. But what about Swedish, when it is spoken by an American? Does the accent grate on your ears, or do you like the sound of it?¨It sounds "cool" in a way.
Swedish with a slight American accent has some charm for sure. Most Swedes admire the USA, openly or secretely.
Quote from: TheoK on April 01, 2010, 10:00:45 AMSwedish with a slight American accent has some charm for sure. Most Swedes admire the USA, openly or secretely. Hooray! Is Swedish hard to learn?
Quote from: odeon on March 31, 2010, 03:02:26 PMQuote from: hykeaswell on March 31, 2010, 09:48:04 AMQuote from: TheoK on March 31, 2010, 07:46:32 AMQuote from: couldbecousin on March 31, 2010, 06:43:12 AMQuote from: Lola on March 28, 2010, 11:16:56 PMI wanna live in the Netherlands.Would you learn to speak Dutch, or does everyone speak English over there?Most people below 60 speak English tolerable in western Europe. Younger people speak more or less fluently. The rules are stupid here.Any European can come here, without having to learn the language. Do you come from outside of Europe you do have to learn the language. (though most English speaking people get away with it.) To me it is nothing more than polite to learn the basics of a language of a country you are in for more than just a few weeks. And the difference part of the EC or not makes no sense to me.I've got neighbours for over 7 years now, who cannot but speak 5 or 6 words in Dutch. I know just as much of their language, maybe even more. I just don't think that that is right.Agreed. I've met Finnish people who have lived here (in Sweden) for 40 years or more without learning more than a few words of Swedish. Their kids, who were either born here or very young when arriving, speak Swedish but very little Finnish, so they can't even talk to their parents properly.Tragic, really.Yes, three of the people next door went back to Portugal for a while, because the mother could not bear her child talking better Dutch than Portuguese. The five year old just refused to talk her mother tongue. They got back after a bit more than a year. And the kid had to relearn Dutch. The mother still doesn't speak it. I've offered her to help to learn it, but she just doesn't want to. They don't speak English either. Very secluded.
Quote from: hykeaswell on March 31, 2010, 09:48:04 AMQuote from: TheoK on March 31, 2010, 07:46:32 AMQuote from: couldbecousin on March 31, 2010, 06:43:12 AMQuote from: Lola on March 28, 2010, 11:16:56 PMI wanna live in the Netherlands.Would you learn to speak Dutch, or does everyone speak English over there?Most people below 60 speak English tolerable in western Europe. Younger people speak more or less fluently. The rules are stupid here.Any European can come here, without having to learn the language. Do you come from outside of Europe you do have to learn the language. (though most English speaking people get away with it.) To me it is nothing more than polite to learn the basics of a language of a country you are in for more than just a few weeks. And the difference part of the EC or not makes no sense to me.I've got neighbours for over 7 years now, who cannot but speak 5 or 6 words in Dutch. I know just as much of their language, maybe even more. I just don't think that that is right.Agreed. I've met Finnish people who have lived here (in Sweden) for 40 years or more without learning more than a few words of Swedish. Their kids, who were either born here or very young when arriving, speak Swedish but very little Finnish, so they can't even talk to their parents properly.Tragic, really.
Quote from: TheoK on March 31, 2010, 07:46:32 AMQuote from: couldbecousin on March 31, 2010, 06:43:12 AMQuote from: Lola on March 28, 2010, 11:16:56 PMI wanna live in the Netherlands.Would you learn to speak Dutch, or does everyone speak English over there?Most people below 60 speak English tolerable in western Europe. Younger people speak more or less fluently. The rules are stupid here.Any European can come here, without having to learn the language. Do you come from outside of Europe you do have to learn the language. (though most English speaking people get away with it.) To me it is nothing more than polite to learn the basics of a language of a country you are in for more than just a few weeks. And the difference part of the EC or not makes no sense to me.I've got neighbours for over 7 years now, who cannot but speak 5 or 6 words in Dutch. I know just as much of their language, maybe even more. I just don't think that that is right.
Quote from: couldbecousin on March 31, 2010, 06:43:12 AMQuote from: Lola on March 28, 2010, 11:16:56 PMI wanna live in the Netherlands.Would you learn to speak Dutch, or does everyone speak English over there?Most people below 60 speak English tolerable in western Europe. Younger people speak more or less fluently.
Quote from: Lola on March 28, 2010, 11:16:56 PMI wanna live in the Netherlands.Would you learn to speak Dutch, or does everyone speak English over there?
I wanna live in the Netherlands.
I feel the same way. If I were going to live in another country, not only would I learn to speak their language, but I would work every day to eliminate my American accent so I wasn't mangling their words. I would do this out of respect for my new home. *grabs Rosetta Stone software and gets to work!*
Quote from: couldbecousin on April 01, 2010, 10:01:29 AMQuote from: TheoK on April 01, 2010, 10:00:45 AMSwedish with a slight American accent has some charm for sure. Most Swedes admire the USA, openly or secretely. Hooray! Is Swedish hard to learn? The grammar is pretty simple. The hardest thing for foreigners is the spelling and pronunciation, I think.
I want some new posts to read! Let's go, people!
Quote from: couldbecousin on April 04, 2010, 05:26:47 AMI want some new posts to read! Let's go, people! Here's one.
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