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       Re: Small pot of coffee
       By: Truman Overby Date: June 22, 2019, 2:56 pm
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       I'm just giving you a hard time, Steve. But think about it, the
       name of any airport is on the terminal not because it needs to
       be. Everyone knows where they are, whether it's Berlin of
       Stockholm or JFK or what have you. It's only on there because it
       would look odd without it. All airports in the world could have
       no name or have the name written in Navajo. What does it matter?
       It matters not a whit. But since English is the international
       language of aviation, it makes sense to use English or do as the
       Russians do.
       In my mind, there are worse things to get upset about. Such as
       the price of food at airport terminals.
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       Re: Small pot of coffee
       By: SHL Date: June 22, 2019, 4:04 pm
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       [quote author=The Artist formerly known as Truman Overby
       link=topic=1168.msg17057#msg17057 date=1561233401]
       I'm just giving you a hard time, Steve. But think about it, the
       name of any airport is on the terminal not because it needs to
       be. Everyone knows where they are, whether it's Berlin of
       Stockholm or JFK or what have you. It's only on there because it
       would look odd without it. All airports in the world could have
       no name or have the name written in Navajo. What does it matter?
       It matters not a whit. But since English is the international
       language of aviation, it makes sense to use English or do as the
       Russians do.
       In my mind, there are worse things to get upset about. Such as
       the price of food at airport terminals.
       [/quote]
       Very true Jerry!
       Yeah, I know the importance of this isn’t going to hit Fox News
       anytime soon, with the news of Iran shooting down the drone
       being a bit more important  ;D........
       I kind of remember when the French wanted so badly for French to
       be the international language that they really promoted it. But,
       they eventually gave up I suppose and capitulated to English.
       In California, Spanish is just practically a second language,
       but French always came in a close second in schools and
       colleges. That’s something I could never figure out.  German
       always trailed behind in third place.
       In the US anyway, it all depends on the teacher. If the teacher
       loves the language and finds it fun to teach and is enthusiastic
       it‘s infectious in a sense. Students get drawn into it. If you
       were teaching biology or chemistry you could be the most boring
       horrible teacher in the world and you’d still have a job. With
       foreign languages, if you approach them like a biology class,
       you‘ll be out of a job by the end of the year.
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