swee'pea99
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Just stumbled across this clearing out some old files...never tried this before, hope it works....
View: http://youtu.be/QNrkDauup_A
View: http://youtu.be/QNrkDauup_A
Sinking about language
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Marshmallow_Fluff
Guest
- Location
- Beds
twentysix by twentyfive
Clinging on tightly
- Location
- Over the Hill
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De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
- Location
- Northumberland
I posted this on the RIBA intranet a whiile ago and it was removed as the RIBA moderators decided it was unsuitable and poking fun at a serious life-threatening situation[?] ... they'd've had heart failure if MDB's had been posted!!
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De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
- Location
- Northumberland
Wonder how long the original advert ran for before it was taken off air? Looks like it was made in the 70s or so!
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De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
- Location
- Northumberland
It is incredible to think that it was probably first played night after night on Dutch TV without any of the non-English speaking people having any idea why people were laughing.
Mad Doug Biker
Banned from every bar in the Galaxy
- Location
- Craggy Island
Exactly what proportion of the Dutch population doesn't speak English, does anyone know?
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swee'pea99
Squire
Architects humourless? Gracious.
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De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
- Location
- Northumberland
[QUOTE 2116640, member: 259"]When I lived in the Netherlands it was about 0%. Even the beggars spoke perfect English. It's actually really annoying if you're doing your best to speak in Dutch. The minute they hear an English accent they then launch into perfect English.[/quote]
Eddie Izzard told of the time when he asked a Dutch person if they spoke English... he said he got a quizzical look equivalent to him asking, "Can you count to three?"
Eddie Izzard told of the time when he asked a Dutch person if they spoke English... he said he got a quizzical look equivalent to him asking, "Can you count to three?"
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swee'pea99
Squire
My sister pulled into a Danish petrol station at 3am, dreading having to ask the attendant for instructions. English speaker. Perfect. Barely even a trace of accent.
