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Post by Raffy on Feb 22, 2010 13:43:18 GMT -5
Brava! Gosh, I don't even know how to encode.....
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Post by darksparrow on Feb 22, 2010 13:54:26 GMT -5
I have no idea how it's done on chrome, but in firefox and explorer it's under "encoding" or "text encoding"... Unfortunately I've had to deal with that setting a lot, since Russian and Hebrew have about 10 different encodings each.
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Post by flick on Feb 22, 2010 15:27:18 GMT -5
Brava! Gosh, I don't even know how to encode..... I don't even know what "encode" is I'm not computer wise I think this smilie was made just for me
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Post by Raffy on Feb 22, 2010 15:48:55 GMT -5
Ouch! You're not alone! ;D
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Post by Lynn on Feb 25, 2010 14:55:10 GMT -5
Thank you, Janet! I had an amazing time! The weather was good too, only rain on one morning, but I'm from the Netherlands, so the weather in London was better then it was back home, haha! I went with my best friend so we had lots of fun and did a lot of sightseeing and shopping! Hope to come back one day!
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Post by Claudia on Feb 28, 2010 13:45:24 GMT -5
Good to hear you had a nice trip to London, Lynn! And also very glad to have you back here! One more thought on the international subforums: By adding the description on how to register to the boards, did you guys also explain about the activation of the accounts by using the link from the email? I'm asking because I didn't think of it and I see some of our newly registered members haven't activated their accounts yet.
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Post by Lynn on Feb 28, 2010 13:50:56 GMT -5
Good thinking, I'll add it to the Dutch thread right away!
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Post by Raffy on Feb 28, 2010 15:07:32 GMT -5
Great idea, Claudia. A lot of users didn't activate their account....
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Post by Lynn on Mar 1, 2010 9:44:41 GMT -5
BTW Janet, I love the London underground system. Every time I got on the subway I got reminded of ER! For those of you who have never been to London, the underground system there had many different 'lines' one of which being the 'central line'. Every time I heard the speaker or read the signs I could hear Carter ask for a central line kit! Hahaha!
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Post by janet on Mar 2, 2010 3:37:38 GMT -5
Ha Ha ;D The Central Line is always red on the tube map, the colour of blood, so "a central line" is appropriate. I'd love to hear Dr Carter announcing over the Tube speakers. Noah as an undergroung guard How cool would that be?? Unfortunately they're doing a lot of repairs at the moment and some of the lines are closed ay week-ends, which all the Londoners moan about . The Central Line has so far been spared. Personally, I think the Paris Metro is quicker and more efficient, but I think people always think the grass is greener on theother side. Glad you liked London. I haven't been to Holand for a long time , but I really liked it too.
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Post by Lynn on Mar 2, 2010 9:05:31 GMT -5
We noticed the repairs too... The underground station closest to our hotel was closed too, fortunately for us there was another one only one minute from that one, and that one was on the central line! I loved the whole atmosphere in London. I've been to a few big cities (London, Paris, Barcelona, Rome, Amsterdam) and they all bring a whole different feeling, if you know what I mean. Sorry for you Janet, London is not my number one city, that has to be Rome. I've been there twice and I completely fell in love with it! London is second though... Besides, Noah likes Rome too, haha! Glad you liked it here too! Holland is easier for you English then France for example, because we all speak English! French people are (usually) to stubborn. (Sorry to all you French, it's just true!) Though the Dutch county (and climate) is not so attractive (the French do win there...)
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Post by claired80 on Mar 2, 2010 10:53:48 GMT -5
Hey! I can't help but defending my fellow citizens! I don't think it's a question of stubbornness, but quite a question of generations and how badly english is taught in school (among many other things, I must say... school in France is a lot about theory, and not much about practice... ). I'm really amazed how in Netherlands so many people speak perfect english, and obviously, something is done very right in that sense! But I really don't think it can be expected as a given in any country. Actually, I'm always annoyed with english or american tourists coming here and saying "it was good, but how disappointing that they didn't speak any english!"... I never went to UK or US expecting people to speak french. Why should it be shocking the other way around? Of course, english is THE international language and you can miss a lot by not speaking it (Most important of all: I would just hate to not be able to express myself and share with everybody here!! ), and it should be better taught in schools. It's just an incredible tool to give to kids... and it's a shame it's so badly done here. All in all, I think Netherlands is quite an exception... If you go to any country, you can expect some cultural differences, language included .
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Post by Lynn on Mar 2, 2010 13:26:58 GMT -5
Haha I wasn't trying to offend your country, Claire! Not at all! In fact I been to France so many times on family vacation and I have the best memories from those vacations! Here in the Netherlands we get French and German at school as well as English. English was my best subject by far, however I did a pretty decent job at German and French too (as long as it wasn't about grammar, haha. I could speak and listen but I always made up the grammar along the way ). So on our family vacations I simply spoke French whenever I went to the bakery or the camping reception. That always went very well (however I do remember some incidents where they pretended not to understand me until I said 'baguette' perfectly, haha!) I have one suggestions for all the French: watch more tv! (obviously you've done that, because your a Noah fan and your English is excellent!) That's basically how all the Dutch children learn English. We don't have a lot of quality Dutch tv shows, so we watch English ones. And we don't do those annoying voice over things, just subtitles. Besides, can you think of a more fun way of learning English then from Dr. Carter himself! He helped Bob the desk clerk with her English, maybe he could do the same for the French! Haha
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Post by claired80 on Mar 2, 2010 13:42:31 GMT -5
Lol! Thank you! Actually, that wouldn't have helped here since we get absolutely all dubbed . I know that could make a big difference! Some channels are starting to show series in original version, but always in the middle of the night, just for fans who will tape it . Trying to find a movie in original version outside of Paris is a nightmare... I must admit I'm quite embarrassed when hearing french colleagues speaking english (Mine is very far from perfect... but I feel like I'm understood when I speak at least, which is the most important And living a few years in US certainly helped a lot...) Really, the teaching is bad here (and since there's no tv to learn anything... it's quite desperate). Teachers will insist on trying to give you a perfect British intonation before you know the basics, and I don't remember one teacher telling me there was a difference in the way of pronouncing "sleep" and "slip", or "ate" and "hate". Really very common french mistakes ... That reminds me of that funny commercial: It really could be about anyone french ...
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Post by darksparrow on Mar 2, 2010 13:54:48 GMT -5
I do know what you mean... it's pretty stupid to "judge" countries by how well the population speaks English, as if that were some sort of standard that was somehow related to intelligence. To really master a language you must have a chance to practice it, and in most countries people don't get to use English very often. But I can see how it's natural to want to hear your own language spoken in foreign countries when you're travelling. I remember visiting Poland and being very frustrated with the fact I couldn't communicate in any language because people would frown at me if I used Russian, give me a dirty look if they heard Hebrew, and look all confused when I spoke English... So I had to resort to hand gestures. And then when I finally found someone who spoke Hebrew, I actually thought "thank god!" So yeah, every country has its own language and of course people would rather speak THAT language than a foreign one. But I'm always amazed when I come across a coworker or someone who doesn't know at least a little English. Because it's very hard to avoid it, you know? As you said, it's an international language and not knowing it could be very, very limiting and frustrating. I have to agree with Lynn- watching TV in English definitely helps. and even better, watching TV in English without subtitles. I've never been to Holland OR France so I really have nothing to compare my country to, but most people in Israel can speak at least a little English, and many have very good English- even though the schools are absolutely terrible at teaching it. Where schools and the educational system fail, you may still be motivated to learn the language so you could watch your favorite show. Many of my friends can speak decent Spanish thanks to TV... There's a difference? They always sound the same to me...
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