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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 03:20 AM Original message |
Switzerland. The size of 2 New Jerseys. FOUR OFFICIAL LANGUAGES |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 03:26 AM Response to Original message |
1. My point exactly. |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 03:32 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. You'd figure HEIDI would be my first fan :) |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 06:31 AM Response to Reply #1 |
11. The Swiss medical system isn't exactly socialized |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 08:04 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. I agree with you. |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 08:38 AM Response to Reply #16 |
23. Didn't see you're from Switzerland |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 09:02 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. I'm from Oklahoma! |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 03:48 AM Response to Original message |
3. In the words of Dubya: |
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driver8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 05:06 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Isn't Switzerland that country up there by Norway?? |
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regnaD kciN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 04:02 AM Response to Original message |
4. C'est vrai! J'habitait a Genève quand j'etait petit... |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 04:54 AM Response to Original message |
5. Belgium |
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I_Make_Mistakes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 06:25 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. I remember our tour guide saying that 5 languages were |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 06:33 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Switzerland has several languages |
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I_Make_Mistakes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 07:04 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. OK I got you. I had 4 yrs of French in Middle School 3yrs Spanish |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 08:11 AM Response to Reply #12 |
19. German, French, Italian and Romanche. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 09:11 AM Response to Reply #19 |
28. I had a fun time once in a general store near Thun |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 10:30 AM Response to Reply #28 |
38. "Brecht apparently never swam", LOL! |
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troubleinwinter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 11:57 AM Response to Reply #9 |
40. More than that. |
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Algorem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 06:12 AM Response to Original message |
7. they should be on everyone's watch list. |
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greekspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 06:21 AM Response to Original message |
8. Those non-warmongering money keeping watch making devil worshippers!! |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 08:15 AM Response to Reply #8 |
20. Toooooo funny, Greekspeak. |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 06:27 AM Response to Original message |
10. My great grandmother came here from Italy around 1900 |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 07:11 AM Response to Original message |
14. Yeah, but look at how tumultuous their society is. |
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Laughing Mirror (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 08:05 AM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Yes indeedy |
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tinfoilinfor2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 07:52 AM Response to Original message |
15. Think also BANKS. |
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Egalitariat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 08:10 AM Response to Original message |
18. Does Switzerland have a tough immigration law? And do they enforce it?*** |
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Call Me Wesley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 08:21 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. No tough immigration laws - tough about citizenship. |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 08:29 AM Response to Original message |
22. when I was there I noticed MANY spoke English as well |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 09:03 AM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Come back and visit again sometime! |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 09:14 AM Response to Reply #25 |
29. I would love to! |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 09:20 AM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Right on! |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
26. And those Army Knives... |
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Maestro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 09:10 AM Response to Original message |
27. My response. |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 09:24 AM Response to Reply #27 |
32. Thank you, Maestro. |
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Maestro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 09:52 AM Response to Reply #32 |
35. No problem Heidi |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 09:14 AM Response to Original message |
30. There are also four officially recognised languages in Austria... |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
33. Who needs an official language? |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
34. apples and oranges... |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 11:10 AM Response to Reply #34 |
39. Not really apples and oranges. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 08:45 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. more like apples and watermelons then. |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 02:47 AM Response to Reply #42 |
49. 'there are no large areas of french-speakers in new england' |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 10:12 AM Response to Reply #49 |
51. i wasn't even aware of that... |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
36. olde europe. What do they know? We are AMERIKA, dammit! |
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Gregorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 10:04 AM Response to Original message |
37. But the Furher Bush wants an Aryan America. |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
41. Yes, and it's to maintain public order and discourage |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 09:26 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. You gotta know that the residents speak more than one of |
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bobbieinok (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
44. and many speak/read English |
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Neshanic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 11:18 PM Response to Original message |
45. One New Jersey has four languages...I'm just saying....not for nothin'. |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 12:51 AM Response to Original message |
46. human brain development |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 02:15 AM Response to Original message |
47. Ummmm....they have official languages? |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 02:53 AM Response to Reply #47 |
50. Well... |
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4freethinking (148 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 02:39 AM Response to Original message |
48. Switzerland is |
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genie_weenie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
52. Hey were just getting in line with our great ally |
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teknomanzer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
53. English only is a great way... |
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