Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]How many people in a small town in the USA would you expect to speak German? Is it widely taught? On Thursday, November 20, 2003, at 08:50 pm, Sonny Carter wrote: > Jerry wrote: > > JL> Whaaaat? When I visited Leitz at Wetzlar many years ago, half > JL> the office people spoke English! > > JL> Jerry > > Leica moved to Solms several years ago. It is a small town not far > from Wetzlar. Last time I visited, the tour was mainly in German, > because I could follow it. Others on the tour were from Adox and > spoke no English at all. I was surprised, in fact at how many > people, especially in the service trades do not speak English. > > When I lived in Wetzlar in the late fifties, many people spoke > English. I was told that the reunification brought a number of people > to that region who had never learned English. > > By the way, while you are in Solms, an interesting place to have lunch > is at the Castle in Braunfels. As you are leaving Solms, turn right > and go up the hill a short ways and you'll see the charming town. > > http://www.sonc.com/castle.htm > > SonC > http://www.sonc.com > > > > Natchitoches, LA USA > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html