Wow, not even close with the stats on Plague. The US averages 10-20 cases per year whereas the majority of Plague cases occur in Asia, with recent outbreaks in India as lately as 1997 with roughly 700 cases.
Given your track record, AnonCow, I'll leave your "starving children" stats for others to tease out, Gods help them.
India's project to build this network is an investment in their future - I can't fault them for that one bit, and am encouraged by it, actually. Given time, it has the potential to produce jobs, technology for exports, and encouragement for investors from other countries...+,+,+.
Don't do them a disservice by "quoting" stats just to deflate your mad-on toward the US.
Don't apologize for your English, rather apologize for your error - English isn't a Romance language. And thank you for the history lesson, lest we evil Americans forget every evil deed ever committed on our shores by our countryfolk.
Aren't you glad these evil deeds can only be committed by Americans, and would never, ever be done by people in any other country on Earth, including yours?
Er, AnonCow?...if you live in India and happen to be Hindu rather than Muslim, you're a "Hindu". You're confusing your faith with your country of origin. The people living in the country named India are "Indians" in English.
Check out the link queequeg listed above - very informative. (thx, q).
Oh? News to me, and several other employers in the St. Louis/Chicago area. I see half a dozen unqualified people apply for IT jobs using only "I know a little about computers" as their justification for a $60K/year job - but several companies I know need experienced SQL/C++ programmers, and find few applicants.
I have had a few who possessed the tech skills, but their English was barely above tourist levels - how can I employ someone to communicate with customers with this set of skills?.
If $60k/year is "working for food", I say quit shopping in Neiman Marcus' grocery department.
Let's face it, every country has its jerks. I pretended to be a German in Paris because of rude Parisians, but met very nice people in Lille.
Can I say "beautiful country...rich culture...food is good...and nice people" about the US? Well, yes, I can. Get off the tour bus (and the high horse) sometime while you're here, and you might, too.
That's a little too general to be true - a foreign language is a requirement in most Gymnasiums, I believe, but not necessarily English. English is not mandatory in all schools in Germany - it depends entirely on what part of Germany you're in. In the north (the former British zone after WWII), you will find about 20% speak varying degrees of English. Midcountry (around Koeln), I found more French-speaking Germans, and in the South (the former American zone), you'll find around the same percent as the North of English speakers.
You're also talking about an age difference as well. German schoolchildren can probably speak fair English in greater percentages than their parents or grandparents because they've been inundated with American/British culture (the SkyChannel, EmptyVee, etc.)
I lived for 5 years in Hannover and Koeln, and can speak fluent German, but I think, regardless of your citizenship or skills, you should learn to speak passable German if you want to both be employed and get along with your neighbors. It's only polite to learn the language, and it will help you adjust to the culture and make your experience overseas more enjoyable.
And, after a short time in Germany, you'll want to pass yourself off as a German sometimes so you won't get associated with the busloads of American/Canadian tourists - nothing will embarass you more, trust me.:)
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Wow, not even close with the stats on Plague. The US averages 10-20 cases per year whereas the majority of Plague cases occur in Asia, with recent outbreaks in India as lately as 1997 with roughly 700 cases.
Given your track record, AnonCow, I'll leave your "starving children" stats for others to tease out, Gods help them.
India's project to build this network is an investment in their future - I can't fault them for that one bit, and am encouraged by it, actually. Given time, it has the potential to produce jobs, technology for exports, and encouragement for investors from other countries...+,+,+.
Don't do them a disservice by "quoting" stats just to deflate your mad-on toward the US.
Don't apologize for your English, rather apologize for your error - English isn't a Romance language. And thank you for the history lesson, lest we evil Americans forget every evil deed ever committed on our shores by our countryfolk. Aren't you glad these evil deeds can only be committed by Americans, and would never, ever be done by people in any other country on Earth, including yours?
Er, AnonCow?...if you live in India and happen to be Hindu rather than Muslim, you're a "Hindu". You're confusing your faith with your country of origin. The people living in the country named India are "Indians" in English.
Check out the link queequeg listed above - very informative. (thx, q).
I have had a few who possessed the tech skills, but their English was barely above tourist levels - how can I employ someone to communicate with customers with this set of skills?.
If $60k/year is "working for food", I say quit shopping in Neiman Marcus' grocery department.
Let's face it, every country has its jerks. I pretended to be a German in Paris because of rude Parisians, but met very nice people in Lille. Can I say "beautiful country...rich culture...food is good...and nice people" about the US? Well, yes, I can. Get off the tour bus (and the high horse) sometime while you're here, and you might, too.
Please - in future, resist more...
You're also talking about an age difference as well. German schoolchildren can probably speak fair English in greater percentages than their parents or grandparents because they've been inundated with American/British culture (the SkyChannel, EmptyVee, etc.)
I lived for 5 years in Hannover and Koeln, and can speak fluent German, but I think, regardless of your citizenship or skills, you should learn to speak passable German if you want to both be employed and get along with your neighbors. It's only polite to learn the language, and it will help you adjust to the culture and make your experience overseas more enjoyable.
And, after a short time in Germany, you'll want to pass yourself off as a German sometimes so you won't get associated with the busloads of American/Canadian tourists - nothing will embarass you more, trust me. :)