Chinese (and other) pilots unable to speak English pose danger for air travel (CNN)

Mxsmanic wrote:
William Black writes:
It's the major official language, and a lot more popular than Hindi in
school for older kids.

Hindi is the major language, with English being more of a lingua franca (since
there are many different languages in India). Educated people do learn
English, but they don't necessarily speak it on an everyday basis.

Actually, an awful lot of them do.

It is common in wealthy and educated households to speak English at home
and for children to attend English-medium schools.

Have you been to India?

miguel
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Mxsmanic wrote:
El Maximo writes:


You despise leaving your apartment, why would anyone think you know anything
about 'interactions worldwide"?


Stephen Hawking is confined to a wheelchair; why would anyone think he knows
anything about the rest of the universe?

You're no Stephen Hawking

NotABushSupporter writes:

You're no Stephen Hawking

True. I understand his personality is very different from mine.

Mxsmanic wrote:

NotABushSupporter writes:

You're no Stephen Hawking

True. I understand his personality is very different from mine.

Correct. He has one.

--
(*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate
http://www.davidhorne.net - real address on website
"Abominable, loyal, blind, apparently subservient."
Pres. Carter on Pres. Blair- May, 2007

Mxsmanic wrote:
NotABushSupporter writes:

You're no Stephen Hawking

True. I understand his personality is very different from mine.

Like that's all you don't have in common with Mr. Hawkings.

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Mxsmanic wrote:
NotABushSupporter writes:

You're no Stephen Hawking

True. I understand his personality is very different from mine.

Like that's all you don't have in common with Mr. Hawkings.

Like Hawking doesn't hide from the real world behind some computer
simulation of life, has three kids, interacts with other humans, and
has a sense of humor.

--
Jim Pennino

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"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
...
S Green writes:

Actually the most populous English speaking country is India.

India is not an English-speaking country; it is simply a country in which
many
people are reasonably fluent in English, which is not the same thing. The
population is primarily rural and most people do not speak fluent English,
or
any English for that matter. However, English is the most popular second
language AFAIK and is widely spoken to some extent among those with an
education.

Nope.

It is undoubtedly the most popular language.

Native
English speakers are rare.


Most of the Christian population speak English as a first language.

That's 60 million...


--
William Black


I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.

"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
...
William Black writes:

Just about everyone I met under about thirty in Bombay spoke some
English,
including kids working in cheap restaurants, who are, as you're
probably
aware, just in from the villages and making their way for the first
time.

"Some English" doesn't really count. Give these acquaintances of yours a
TOEIC and you may be surprised.

What the hell is a TOEIC?


--
William Black


I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.

"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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William Black writes:

And about two thirds of them are in India...

No, they are spread around the world. Most Indians are not usefully
fluent in
English.

You must tell us all about your personal experiences in India.

--
William Black


I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.

"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
...
William Black writes:

It's the major official language, and a lot more popular than Hindi in
school for older kids.

Hindi is the major language, with English being more of a lingua franca
(since
there are many different languages in India). Educated people do learn
English, but they don't necessarily speak it on an everyday basis.

Oh yes they do.

My experience is that most business and engineering is conducted in English.

--
William Black


I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.