A Swiss man, on holiday in Dublin, needed directions. He was standing outside Davy Byrne's pub when he saw two youths walking by so he stops them and asks, 'Entschuldigung, koennen Sie Deutsch sprechen?' The two lads look at each other blankly and stare back at him. 'Excusez-moi, parlez vous Français ?' he tries. The two continue to stare. 'Parlare Italiano?' Still absolutely no response from the two lads. 'Hablan ustedes Espanol?' The Dublin lads remain totally silent. The Swiss guy walks off extremely disappointed and downhearted that he had not been understood. One of the boys turns to the second and says, 'Y'know, maybe we should learn a foreign language!' 'Why?' says the youth, 'That guy knew four languages, and it didn't do him any good!'
May 29, 2014 5:51 PM CST What's the strangest country/nation in the world?
goldenglossMalahide North County Dublin, Dublin Ireland3 Threads389 Posts
goldenglossMalahide North County Dublin, Dublin Ireland389 posts
MadDog Agree Ireland, A little Island of Conradictions.... What people would spend years of Conflict/suffering/Wars trying to get their 26 counties back from the Brits.... and then send their children to Speech and Drama Class in order that they speak with British Accents ? It's true !! ite and abite and in the Hise [Born in UK and not Anti-British by the way ]
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