In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, RV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Holger Metzger wrote: > >Hera are some interesting links: > >http://www.geocities.com/Athens/8466/LANG01.html > >http://www.armenianhighland.com/homeland/chronicle120.html > >http://members.pgv.at/homer/INDOEURO/syntax.htm > >Now I have heard the following expression about some languages: > >1. English ... English language is for technocrats, modern science and >engineering . i guess reasons are obvious > >2. French ... French is a language for diplomats ... even the Olympic >Committee still uses French as one of its official 2 languages > >3. Italian ... Italian is a language for singers ... I guess opera plays >a role here > >4. Spanish ... Spanish is a language forlovers, absolutely no other >language is more romantic > >5. German .. language for horses. I have never had a good explanation >for this. Anyone has an idea? Are Clydesdale horses the reason for it?
That reminds me of a heaven vs. hell joke. Heaven: A French lover. An Italian cook. A British cop. And a German to organize it all. Hell: A British cook. A German lover. A French cop. And an Italian to organize it all. :-)
