Why is it that we have to speak English

An officer in the U.S. Naval reserve was attending a conference that included admirals from both the U.S. Navy and the French Navy. At a cocktail reception, he found himself in a small group that included personnel from both navies.

The French admiral started complaining that whereas Europeans learned many languages, Americans learned only English. He then asked: “Why is it that we have to speak English in these conferences rather than you speak French ?”

Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied: “Maybe it’s because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you would not have to speak German”.

The group became silent.

5 French Responses to “Why is it that we have to speak English”

  1. ninja Says:

    Totaled !

  2. IO Says:

    pwned….somebody should have told them that from a long time, before they forced us to learn french in school

  3. sofia Says:

    hey, jff, thanks for letting me use your blog in my classes, they loved it!!

  4. Jaques-Francois Frenchhater Says:

    Well I never thought this blog will be that good,teaching young french children about the french ways.

  5. Andre Le Magnifique Says:

    Hehehe that’s quite true…
    \sofia Says:

    October 31st, 2007 at 10:32 pm
    hey, jff, thanks for letting me use your blog in my classes, they loved it!!
    :->

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