Comments for The rantings of the clinically cheesed off http://lloydwalls.wordpress.com With each day that passes i'm getting grumpier Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:59:39 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Speak English by Lloyd http://lloydwalls.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/speak-english/#comment-315 Lloyd Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:59:39 +0000 http://lloydwalls.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/speak-english/#comment-315 In truth i agree, there are many native engish speakers that don't make sense, then you have regional dialects to deal with. for me personally even when i go on holiday i make an effort to learn some basic phrases. When i went to tunisa i learned some arabic for example, cant remember any of it now. The point i was making was that it is unreasonable for anyone to go live in a country and not make some effort to learn the language, now english is one of the hardest to learn In truth i agree, there are many native engish speakers that don’t make sense, then you have regional dialects to deal with.

for me personally even when i go on holiday i make an effort to learn some basic phrases. When i went to tunisa i learned some arabic for example, cant remember any of it now.

The point i was making was that it is unreasonable for anyone to go live in a country and not make some effort to learn the language, now english is one of the hardest to learn

]]> Comment on Speak English by Hilary Connon http://lloydwalls.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/speak-english/#comment-273 Hilary Connon Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:24:25 +0000 http://lloydwalls.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/speak-english/#comment-273 I have been a migrant myself for 6 years in another country, Thailand. Although I joined many language classes I really didn't succeed in getting further than a basic level of the language, and I certainly couldn't read it. However, I got a job and worked within the community and made lots of Thai friends and had good Thai neighbours, as did many others who did not speak Thai. Naturally one needs someone, somewhere to help with translation from time to time but, for an reasonably intelligent person, language is not always a barrier. For example remember all your foreign holidays - how did you ever manage without speaking Spanish, Italian, Greek, German, French etc etc? The answer has to be very well, because those countries make the effort to provide some information in English, and for the rest you use your common sense or the internet or guide books to help you get around. What is more, I have since become aware that many native English speakers that I interview can be pretty incomprehensible (that is if I can get more than a one word answer out of them) and are almost illiterate when completing application forms too. If I was a grumpy old woman I would say that all workers should have English lessons.... but I won't ;-) I have been a migrant myself for 6 years in another country, Thailand.

Although I joined many language classes I really didn’t succeed in getting further than a basic level of the language, and I certainly couldn’t read it. However, I got a job and worked within the community and made lots of Thai friends and had good Thai neighbours, as did many others who did not speak Thai.

Naturally one needs someone, somewhere to help with translation from time to time but, for an reasonably intelligent person, language is not always a barrier. For example remember all your foreign holidays – how did you ever manage without speaking Spanish, Italian, Greek, German, French etc etc? The answer has to be very well, because those countries make the effort to provide some information in English, and for the rest you use your common sense or the internet or guide books to help you get around.

What is more, I have since become aware that many native English speakers that I interview can be pretty incomprehensible (that is if I can get more than a one word answer out of them) and are almost illiterate when completing application forms too.

If I was a grumpy old woman I would say that all workers should have English lessons…. but I won’t ;-)

]]> Comment on Photography 101 by Lloyd http://lloydwalls.wordpress.com/2007/10/13/photography-101/#comment-266 Lloyd Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:09:11 +0000 http://lloydwalls.wordpress.com/2007/10/13/photography-101/#comment-266 Ah them, well i do have a myspace account, as far as i remember i havent got a layout Ah them, well i do have a myspace account, as far as i remember i havent got a layout

]]> Comment on Photography 101 by Collin http://lloydwalls.wordpress.com/2007/10/13/photography-101/#comment-265 Collin Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:01:21 +0000 http://lloydwalls.wordpress.com/2007/10/13/photography-101/#comment-265 LOL! I know that mate, I was referring to the "great unwashed" who use text speak and think that crap layouts on MySpace are a good idea! LOL! I know that mate, I was referring to the “great unwashed” who use text speak and think that crap layouts on MySpace are a good idea!

]]> Comment on Photography 101 by Lloyd http://lloydwalls.wordpress.com/2007/10/13/photography-101/#comment-264 Lloyd Mon, 15 Oct 2007 02:56:18 +0000 http://lloydwalls.wordpress.com/2007/10/13/photography-101/#comment-264 I wasn't calling you a moron, i was calling dave a moron for almost forgettng the lens cap, lol What great memories of their special day they would have been if he had forgotten, lol I wasn’t calling you a moron, i was calling dave a moron for almost forgettng the lens cap, lol

What great memories of their special day they would have been if he had forgotten, lol

]]> Comment on Bloody Laptop by Collin http://lloydwalls.wordpress.com/2007/10/13/bloody-laptop/#comment-263 Collin Sun, 14 Oct 2007 09:54:09 +0000 http://lloydwalls.wordpress.com/2007/10/13/bloody-laptop/#comment-263 And the Operating System? XP? A quick Google Search (not knowing the exact model) has turned up results for 256mb RAM for about 14 quid. Certainly Novatech will have the memory. Much less than £100! :) And the Operating System? XP?

A quick Google Search (not knowing the exact model) has turned up results for 256mb RAM for about 14 quid. Certainly Novatech will have the memory. Much less than £100! :)

]]> Comment on Photography 101 by Collin http://lloydwalls.wordpress.com/2007/10/13/photography-101/#comment-262 Collin Sun, 14 Oct 2007 09:50:10 +0000 http://lloydwalls.wordpress.com/2007/10/13/photography-101/#comment-262 Thanks mate! Unfortunately there are lot of "morons". Especially on the internet. Just look at MySpace, Blogger and Facebook... Thanks mate!

Unfortunately there are lot of “morons”. Especially on the internet. Just look at MySpace, Blogger and Facebook…

]]> Comment on Bloody Laptop by Lloyd http://lloydwalls.wordpress.com/2007/10/13/bloody-laptop/#comment-261 Lloyd Sat, 13 Oct 2007 23:49:01 +0000 http://lloydwalls.wordpress.com/2007/10/13/bloody-laptop/#comment-261 Its a fijitsu e series p3, the max it can go to is 512mb Its a fijitsu e series p3, the max it can go to is 512mb

]]> Comment on Photography 101 by Lloyd http://lloydwalls.wordpress.com/2007/10/13/photography-101/#comment-260 Lloyd Sat, 13 Oct 2007 23:42:11 +0000 http://lloydwalls.wordpress.com/2007/10/13/photography-101/#comment-260 Ahh yes thats true, still, i was assuming the people reading this were not morons Ahh yes thats true, still, i was assuming the people reading this were not morons

]]> Comment on Photography 101 by Collin http://lloydwalls.wordpress.com/2007/10/13/photography-101/#comment-259 Collin Sat, 13 Oct 2007 21:31:12 +0000 http://lloydwalls.wordpress.com/2007/10/13/photography-101/#comment-259 I most sincerely apologise but I have to disagree. The most important rule in photography is to remember to take the lens cap off. Like Dave almost forgot to do at the wedding today... ;) I most sincerely apologise but I have to disagree.

The most important rule in photography is to remember to take the lens cap off. Like Dave almost forgot to do at the wedding today… ;)

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