Local language training for the troops should be mandatory.

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Post #275,375 by static 12/10/06 7:54:48 PM Reply	Local language training for the troops should be mandatory. Wherever they are put. Base in Germany? Crash course in German. Carrier off Ethiopa? Crash course in Ethiopian. Guard duty in Cuba? Crash course in Cuban Spanish. Duty in the Philippines? Crash course in Filipino. Peacekeeping in Iraq? Crash course in Iraqi Arabic. Teaching language always teaches some culture. Both would help stop the insularity of US troops. It's ironic that most foriegners appreciate when tourists try to learn some local language and customs because of US tourists who fail to do both. Imagine the response if US troops were to do this. Wade. "Don't give up!"
Post #275,399 by boxley 12/10/06 11:10:58 PM Reply	cuban spanish? inhale helium, take amphetamines Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 51 years. meep reach me at [link\|mailto:bill.oxley@cox.net\|mailto:bill.oxley@cox.net]
Post #275,417 by tuberculosis 12/11/06 1:38:51 AM Reply	Huh? Cuban Spanish is pretty slow - and easy to pick up. Spain Spanish requires extensive time dilation techniques. [link\|http://www.blackbagops.net\|Black Bag Operations Log] [link\|http://www.objectiveclips.com\|Artificial Intelligence] [link\|http://www.badpage.info/seaside/html\|Scrutinizer]
Post #275,442 by boxley 12/11/06 9:20:18 AM Reply	why does the rest of latin america deem them motor mouths? I can follow mexican, columbian, porto rican, domenican okay but cubans seem like thewy are talking like the legaleze at the end of a car commercial. thanx, bill Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 51 years. meep reach me at [link\|mailto:bill.oxley@cox.net\|mailto:bill.oxley@cox.net]
Post #275,473 by tuberculosis 12/11/06 1:32:45 PM Reply	Biggest complaint I heard from Chilean companion was they talk too slowly - like a new yorker in florida, she grew impatient with the low baud rate. And I found I could understand them - which must make them on the slower end. OTOH, they do talk circuitously - beat around the bush a lot. Perhaps this is a byproduct of having to watch what you say for a generation. [link\|http://www.blackbagops.net\|Black Bag Operations Log] [link\|http://www.objectiveclips.com\|Artificial Intelligence] [link\|http://www.badpage.info/seaside/html\|Scrutinizer]

Those who do not remember history, etc etc etc - (dmcarls) - (15) - Dec. 9, 2006, 11:31:45 AM EST

It's hard to "win" without air power. - (Another Scott) - (13) - Dec. 9, 2006, 12:28:19 PM EST

Who are the 'good guys'? - (dmcarls) - (8) - Dec. 9, 2006, 01:01:25 PM EST

I'm not necessarily disagreeing. - (Another Scott) - Dec. 9, 2006, 01:44:48 PM EST

About those translators - - (Ashton) - (1) - Dec. 9, 2006, 10:59:10 PM EST

Yup. - (ubernostrum) - Dec. 10, 2006, 05:35:48 AM EST

Local language training for the troops should be mandatory. - (static) - (4) - Dec. 10, 2006, 07:54:48 PM EST

cuban spanish? inhale helium, take amphetamines -NT - (boxley) - (3) - Dec. 10, 2006, 11:10:58 PM EST

Huh? - (tuberculosis) - (2) - Dec. 11, 2006, 01:38:51 AM EST

why does the rest of latin america deem them motor mouths? - (boxley) - (1) - Dec. 11, 2006, 09:20:18 AM EST

Biggest complaint I heard from Chilean companion - (tuberculosis) - Dec. 11, 2006, 01:32:45 PM EST

Re: It's hard to "win" without air power. - (JayMehaffey) - (1) - Dec. 9, 2006, 09:05:12 PM EST

His what's still underestimating the cost? -NT - (CRConrad) - Dec. 10, 2006, 02:53:14 AM EST

It's hard to "win" even **with** air power. - (jb4) - (1) - Dec. 10, 2006, 08:34:21 PM EST

Winning means never having to say you're sorry - (GBert) - Dec. 14, 2006, 06:28:11 PM EST

Brig. Gen. Kasim Maliki, a 25-year veteran of the army - (Arkadiy) - Jan. 2, 2007, 09:52:39 PM EST

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