Mauricio Pochettino

[buffalowolf]

How long ago was this?

Does it matter , the fact is within that 6months she was speaking German good enough for germans to understand.They the government there sent her to school to learn,not to be rude but its my belief if one goes to live or work in another country ,especially a foreign speaking country , unless they there to teach the people there English , then they should learn the language.

 

[buffalowolf]

Must have been pre-EU.

Yes it was in the 80s, not as if that matters to me

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Yes it was in the 80s, not as if that matters to me

The point being that after the EU was set up, it wouldn't have been legally possible for any one member state to enforce such stringent language restrictions on citizens from other EU member states, intending to emigrate elsewhere in the EU.

There was certainly no such pressure to learn the language, when I first came to Spain to work in 1978.However,it made sense to learn Spanish (and some Catalan) as soon as possible.

(Where the EU has been of fantastic benefit,IMO,is in terms of cutting red tape and gaining reciprocal access to other EU countries health,social security and employment benefit systems).

 

[Blue_Wes]

Does it matter , the fact is within that 6months she was speaking German good enough for germans to understand.They the government there sent her to school to learn,not to be rude but its my belief if one goes to live or work in another country ,especially a foreign speaking country , unless they there to teach the people there English , then they should learn the language.

No it doesn't, I was just asking a question for my own curiosity as I couldn't imagine that being allowed under the EU. I didn't realise it was such a (in)sensitive question.

The point being that after the EU was set up, it wouldn't have been legally possible for any one member state to enforce such stringent language restrictions on citizens from other EU member states, intending to emigrate elsewhere in the EU.

There was certainly no such pressure to learn the language, when I first came to Spain to work in 1978.However,it made sense to learn the language as soon as possible.

(Where the EU has been of fantastic benefit,IMO,is in terms of cutting red tape and gaining reciprocal access to other EU countries health,social security and employment benefit systems).

Thanks Barna.

 

[Gremlin]

.Perhaps English authorities should bring in the same law, after all how does the saying go "when in rome ,do as the romans do"

You mean pitch people against dangerous animals as a form of spectator sport?

 

[chapperzUK]

You mean pitch people against dangerous animals as a form of spectator sport?

Haven't we just been drawn against Millwall in the cup?