Probably literally old news to you, 48percenter, but just in case...

[gateley]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x162301

[Eurobabe]

1. video loads but no sound?

weird. will try again later.

[gateley]

2. I'd tell you what it said,

but it's in German. :7

[Eurobabe]

3. I gathered that...

I was having issues with youtube on my big machine, let me try again with laptop. I'll report back if it comes through.

[Eurobabe]

4. I understood every word. :))

Damn, my German is ausgezeichnet, wahnsinn!!

[gateley]

5. Good for you!

I can't imagine what it would be like to understand/speak another language. I'm a firm believer that language should be required all through school (don't they do that in Europe?)

I took a smattering of required language in HS - just a year -- but it was things like "I take the book off the table, I put the book in the drawer." Not good enough to get me through Paris and the south of France.

[Eurobabe]

6. yes they start children in the 1st class here

with English. And then as they get a little older they can take other languages too. It is not uncommon for the average educated German to speak 3 or 4 languages. Maybe not all fluently (except for English) but hey, it's better the pablum we get in the US.