Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I understand that, and this is the right time to do it, because Cameron's new student visa rules has succeeded brilliantly in driving away students from our part of the world! I believe applications to British Universities from India are very significantly down. Now we can wait for those temples of learning to slowly run out of money, because who else, but the Asians, pay those full, non subsidized fees? Cheers Jayanand Sent from my iPad On 29-May-2013, at 2:17 PM, "Nathan Wajsman" <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > Jayanand, this is not aimed at French students, but at foreigners. French > universities look enviously across the Channel and the large number of > students from, not least, your country, that study there. They would of > course like to attract their share too, but language is a barrier, since > let's face it, not many people in India or other big potential sources of > students (including other EU countries) speak French. German universities > have long ago faced up to this and many offer entire courses in English. > So now the French universities want to follow suit. > > A somewhat related tidbit: increasingly, academic articles in my > discipline (economics) are published in English, even in German or Italian > or French (!) journals. Paradoxically, this has lessened the dominance of > UK and US economists in recent years, because now academics from other > countries, who were obscure 30 years ago when they published papers only > in their local languages, now are accessible to a world-wide audience of > their peers. It's like Latin in the Middle Ages, except more democratic. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > > Op Wo, 29 mei, 2013 09:35, schreef Jayanand Govindaraj: >> Not surprising - if there are no jobs in France, you would need a minimum >> of English to go anywhere else, would you not? >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On 29-May-2013, at 12:51 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> >> wrote: >> >>> Actually, the "Made in..." has always been in English, at least as far >>> back as I remember--even in 1960s Poland, products were labelled "Made >>> in Poland", not "Wyprodukowane w Polsce". The same goes for books--I >>> just took down from my shelf a random book in Danish, but on the inner >>> cover where the copyright notice and ISBN is, it says "Printed in >>> Denmark 1984". >>> >>> But Steve, it gets much worse. During my last visit to Paris, in >>> November, I was accosted in English by a French bartender!!! And now >>> French universities will be allowed to offer courses taught in English >>> so as to attract foreign students. This will probably spur more >>> controversy than the recently passed gay marriage law. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Nathan >>> >>> Nathan Wajsman >>> Alicante, Spain >>> http://www.frozenlight.eu >>> http://www.greatpix.eu >>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >>> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ >>> >>> YNWA >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On May 29, 2013, at 8:43 AM, philippe.amard wrote: >>> >>>> It's the Brits who triggered the whole ordeal ;-) >>>> >>>> http://www.made-in-germany.biz/en/about-us/made-in-germany.html >>>> >>>> Now, it might also only mean that the imported parts are assembled >>>> there by why not, a foreign workforce under Austrian supervision >>>> drawing on worldwide funds ... >>>> >>>> Amiti?s >>>> Philippe >>>> >>>> Le 29 mai 13 ? 08:01, Steve Barbour a ?crit : >>>> >>>>> >>>>> On May 28, 2013, at 10:46 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Steve, "Made in Germany" is an element of the brand here, and it is >>>>>> not that surprising to see it used like this in a French text. >>>>>> Besides, our barbaric tongue is making inroads in France, quel >>>>>> horreur! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> oy.... >>>>> >>>>> really, I am used to seeing something like Fait en Allemagne >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> shocked that the French would allow bastardization of their language >>>>> like this.... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Steve >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> Nathan >>>>>> >>>>>> Nathan Wajsman >>>>>> Alicante, Spain >>>>>> http://www.frozenlight.eu >>>>>> http://www.greatpix.eu >>>>>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >>>>>> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ >>>>>> >>>>>> YNWA >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On May 29, 2013, at 7:28 AM, Steve Barbour wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On May 28, 2013, at 10:20 PM, "Frank Filippone" >>>>>>> <red735i at verizon.net> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> No saying if this is another fake or something real.... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Wait another few days, then you will not have to guess..... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> But I do agree with Mark in that this is a brilliant piece of >>>>>>>> marketing for >>>>>>>> a formerly very stuffy company.... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Frank Filippone >>>>>>>> Red735i at verizon.net >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The specs and photo of the Leica Mini M has been leaked on the web >>>>>>>> site >>>>>>>> leicarumors.com in French of course. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> very peculair, in the middle of all the French is the line.... Made >>>>>>> in Germany. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Steve >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> - John Lee >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>>>>> information >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to >>>> the eye. Antoine de Saint Exup?ry in Le Petit Prince. >>>> NO ARCHIVE >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > photo at frozenlight.eu > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information