On Wed, 6 Apr 2011 10:39:33 +0100
Chris Tolley (ukonline really) wrote:
So, let's transpose the situation. You've gone to Gazumboland on the
promise of a job, and you are met at the capital's airport by someone
from the firm you are going to be working for, who drives you to the
company's office. On the way, he kindly takes your mobile phone from
you so that he can fit it with the right kind of SIM for the Gazumbo
phone company. Except when the car eventually stops, it's not the
company's office, it's a shack about 125km into the back of beyond where
the only language spoken is Gazimbi and it is written in a script that
looks more like sparrow footprints than letters. Then it turns out there
aren't any prospects at all. And you never got your phone back. All in
all you reckon you want out. I suppose you could try learning the
language, but most folk would have other things higher on their list of
priorities.

Well unless you're suggesting that ALL spouses are effectively kidnapped
and brought here then that example is ********. Sure, there are some but
we're not talking about them. We're talking about women (and some men) who
know full well who they're going to marry - whether they want to or not is
another issue - and where they will live long before it happens. There is
nothing to stop them learning the language first. If I went off to live in
India I'd make damn sure I had at least a working knowledge of Hindi or
perhaps the local state language before i went. Stop trying to excuse
lazyness or are you going to say that all the ex-pat Brits in the costas
who can't be arsed to learn spanish also have a good excuse not to bother?

B2003