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Sashadroogie
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| Just curious, what are the '5' countries? UK, USA, Canada, Aus, NZ ? |
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johntpartee
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| Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 5:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah. However, there is a teacher here (China) who is a citizen of Denmark. She grew up in England, but she has a Danish passport. And she's legal. |
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Sashadroogie
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| Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 5:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Is Ireland, republic of, not one for consideration, though? |
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tttompatz
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| Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 7:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Sashadroogie wrote: |
| Is Ireland, republic of, not one for consideration, though? |
Both Ireland and South Africa are sometimes considered to be an anglophone country and sometimes not depending on the country you are applying to.
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spiral78
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| Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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Where in the world is IRELAND not considered an Anglophone country??
I have never known a teacher with an Irish passport to be perceived as a non-native speaker of the language. |
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johntpartee
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| Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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I've wondered about that myself. Northern Ireland is considered part of the UK, but the rest of it......
EDIT: I just looked it up and the official language of the Republic of Ireland is Irish; maybe that makes it "iffy", kinda like South Africa. |
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Sashadroogie
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| Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 7:32 pm Post subject: |
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As opposed to Welsh in Wales? French in Canada? Or the US, which doesn't have any official language? Or, lord helps us, Malta?
In any case, I think there are two official languages in Ireland. |
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johntpartee
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| Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 7:35 pm Post subject: |
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| I think it has more to do with the way the rest of the world perceives a given country. I think all people from the US should be able to speak the native language. Apache. |
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johntpartee
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| Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 7:39 pm Post subject: |
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This from Wikipedia about the Republic of Ireland:
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| Irish is the "national language" according to the Constitution, but English is the dominant language |
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Sashadroogie
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| Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 7:43 pm Post subject: |
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| tttompatz wrote: |
| Sashadroogie wrote: |
| Is Ireland, republic of, not one for consideration, though? |
Both Ireland and South Africa are sometimes considered to be an anglophone country and sometimes not depending on the country you are applying to.
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Interesting. Which countries, though? And how would Malta fare there? |
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johntpartee
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| Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Malta's constitutionally prescribed language is Maltese. Another "iffy" one. |
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spiral78
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| Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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But, johnt. Did you ever meet a Maltese citizen who wasn't a fluent speaker of English? C'mon.....    |
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Sashadroogie
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johntpartee
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| But, johnt. Did you ever meet a Maltese citizen who wasn't a fluent speaker of English? |
No, I must admit I haven't. But, then again, I've never met a Maltese citizen. |
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Sashadroogie
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| Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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| That's exactly how you make 'em cross! |
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