View Full Version : Where did you learn English?
SFDMALEX
11-24-2003, 07:54 PM
After taking a look at the members locations it's obvious that English isn't a native language for 70 or so per cent of us. I just want to know were did you learn it?
My family had satellite TV for as long as I remember. I think my dad installed the first dish in 1990. There werent many chanels though. 18 I think. I was watching Cartoon Network 24/7 because rest of the chanells were in German. I remeber Deutsche Welle, and some others. Plus English is mendatory in Ukrainian shcools, so I picked it up from there. Now I live in Canada, so I have to speak it on daily basis.
Whats your story?
Uhm.. in school I did maybe 3 or 4 years of English... all the rest came to me thanks to the fact I surf the net and never visits sites in my native language LOL :)
htfaber
11-24-2003, 08:07 PM
In Holland English is given pretty well at school. Plus after my exams I went to Australia for half a year so that sure helped a lot. But I guess where I picked English is from the television and songs. A lot of programs are in English and have dutch subtitles. That's my story...
PATo355
11-24-2003, 08:18 PM
i still havent learn it :mrgreen:
Chaos in 1983!
11-24-2003, 11:09 PM
I guess I picked it up from TV and friends...English in schools here isn't that good....
WhiteP
11-24-2003, 11:11 PM
I used to study English in Hong Kong. Then I went to Canada couples years ago. My English isn't improving much though :(
possessed_beaver
11-24-2003, 11:33 PM
im just a pro at english!!!
hahahah cuz evreyone in australia speaks it, i can count to 20 in italian!!!
and i know some lyrics to rammstein songs!!
but i do wish i could speak another lanuage.
GT-R_R34
11-24-2003, 11:35 PM
i learned when i moved to California.
BADMIHAI
11-24-2003, 11:39 PM
I learned it from Cartoon network...from my family and in school.
stracing
11-25-2003, 12:55 AM
errmm...in australia haha
i was born here but thankfully i still know how to speak chinese.
i know how to count german. or simple stuff like
wie geht's?
DeMoN
11-25-2003, 01:26 AM
Studied in an english-speaking school. When I was a kid, there was only one school that taught all the clases in english and my parents sent me there. So here I am, studying in the us and knowing english better than my motherlanguage.
cho_888
11-25-2003, 06:51 AM
my paretns speak english, i live in an english speaking country its my first language
Chingachgook
11-25-2003, 07:07 AM
5 years of english at school, but I'm improving a lot in those last 2 years because I try to understand lyrics, I went to JW so I have to speak english, I read all the articles in the net about the cars ( in fact I don't even look for Italian articles, in Italy even if we have Ferrari, Lamborghini, Pagani, Alfa Romeo, Maserati the interest of the media for cars is sub zero).
And of couse watching JC and Tiff is a good training!
levensnevel
11-25-2003, 07:10 AM
Working in a business environment where English was the Lingua Franca and watching auntie Beeb since the early eighties.
geekdiggy
11-25-2003, 07:50 AM
i wanna learn japanese
possessed_beaver
11-25-2003, 08:45 AM
i can't believe so many people don't speak english as there first lanuage!
i take english for granted rely, and if i need anything translated (web site) i go 2 google, lol
stradale
11-25-2003, 08:59 AM
I had english for about seven years at school. But I also learned a lot from music, dutch tv (as htfaber said, most english spoken series, movies etc. have dutch subtitles) and also from BBC of course. I followed Top Gear from the age of 11, so one learns a lot from that.
im english already :mrgreen:
SFDMALEX
11-25-2003, 10:34 AM
[quote="possessed_beaver"]and i know some lyrics to rammstein songs!!
quote]
:D Good to see some Rammstein fans here!
X-ale
11-25-2003, 02:12 PM
80`s rap :wink:
jon_s
11-25-2003, 02:28 PM
I am from the mother land!
I have English about 9 years from collage.. And my all courses at the univercity are also English.. Especially this place makes my English better and better.. Tnx everyone for makin some additions on my knowledge.. :D
Sick Boy
11-25-2003, 03:45 PM
Brazillian schools teach english, but just the basic.
And english is everywhere, music, internet, TV. I already knew the basics, but I think I just got a little bit better with internet.
Obviously my english sucks a major ass, and I belive I wouldn't be able to speak properly if I need to.
BADMIHAI
11-25-2003, 03:48 PM
i can't believe so many people don't speak english as there first lanuage!
i take english for granted rely, and if i need anything translated (web site) i go 2 google, lol
Yeah, man. I get that all the time! I look at the World Map and I just can't believe there are other countries out there! I mean...damn! They should all drop their culture and languages and embrace the English culture and language!
I have always tried not to flame you, Beav, because I like you, and you're really a nice guy. But this time your igorance just pissed me off. For Christ's sake! English is your first language, yet you can't friggin' spell! You're surprised there are other languages out there. OMG! Can you even point Europe on a map? Please, Beav, pick up a book once in a while and start reading more, man!
SFDMALEX
11-25-2003, 04:01 PM
i can't believe so many people don't speak english as there first lanuage!
i take english for granted rely, and if i need anything translated (web site) i go 2 google, lol
Yeah, man. I get that all the time! I look at the World Map and I just can't believe there are other countries out there! I mean...damn! They should all drop their culture and languages and embrace the English culture and language!
I have always tried not to flame you, Beav, because I like you, and you're really a nice guy. But this time your igorance just pissed me off. For Christ's sake! English is your first language, yet you ca't friggin' spell! You're surprised there are other languages out there. OMG! Can you even point Europe on a map? Please, Beav, pick up a book once in a while and start reading more, man!
WOHHHOOO LOOKS LIKE WAR :lol:
P.S I think beav ment what he said in a humorous way. :wink:
Nemisis8u
11-25-2003, 05:29 PM
I was watching Cartoon Network 24/7 because rest of the chanells were in German. I remeber Deutsche Welle, and some others. Plus English is mendatory in Ukrainian shcools,
Whats your story?
Lol, thats the same as me. I just cant remember when my dad got the dish. I remember watching cartoonnetwork 24/7. Thats the only channel that I was interested it. Regular TV sucked ass. It had about 5 channels and it was either news, politics or politics on the news.
I don't this there would be a war about such things :)
yunet
11-26-2003, 06:39 AM
My native is Chinese~
When I was a child, I lived in Australia for a while...
But that ..was long long time ago...I almost forgot anything~
Then, 6 years of english at school..
And now I learn English from JW...those Topgear 5thGear programmes help a lot!! :D :D :D
I'm also learning Japanese now...It was hard!I think English is more easier than Japanese! :?
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