Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank, I don't know about where you live, but in a rather large triangle running from Corsicana to someplace south and west of San Antonio there is a whole lot of German spoken. In fact, if you can get along in German or Spanish you wouldn't need any English at all. Likewise, in a broad swath of the upper Midwest, Danish and Swedish will do just fine. Don dorysrus@mindspring.com - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Frank Dernie Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 12:07 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: Re[2]: [Leica] Proposed visit to Solms 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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html