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the snooper
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You would have been better maybe asking if anyone is fluent in german
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Samuel Waldron has just joined this week from Germany.
Yes that might be the case I guess it would be a start but as I am trying to get my head round the german justice system. Then I am moving onto seeing if I can get some liason with the recovery firm who only seem to speak german. I was thinking of asking a few questions of someone who lived there. Small steps mate at the moment..
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As he is that new I really dont want to scare him off....if he spots this then fine but thanks for the heads up.
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Write down what you want to know and use an online translator, send both English and translated version via email to recovery company
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I know a few native German speakers - a couple based here in Edinburgh and one in Berlin.
Let me know if you need anything translated.
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I have found that when YOU need something they only speak german, but when THEY want something they suddenly speak english well maybe they learn it from a boook!
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To be fair, I've dealt with the German police on a work matter a few years back - all over the phone, including officers who were standing in our Munich office at the time, and they all spoke perfect English.
Thanks mate. I dont know what is going on today. I saw my lad for the first time today since the accident and he seems fairly up beat, but I feel absolutely lousy and really depressed. I just dont have a clue why. So any offers of help to translate are grateful....
I have that as a back up mate. Its the lack of speed when I know bills are mounting up I am finding it hard to cope with. But I cant really expect much more at a weekend to be honest.
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Sorry I cannot help ukracer with this, because I speak very little German, but...
To me, that sounded perfectly reasonable, even though it is highly inconvenient for those who only speak English.
Willy Brandt once said something along the lines of “If I want to sell something to you then I must speak English, and if you want to sell something to me dann müssen Sie Deutsch sprechen.”
To me, that sounded perfectly reasonable, even though it is highly inconvenient for those who only speak English.
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I have never tried welding them. How do you clamp them down so they don't move?
the snooper
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the thing is you cant go any faster then they will allow, so best to try not to stress over it, it wont do you any good
I know mate....bur I have had some really weird feelings and moods today. Feeling sorry for everyone...and anyone. Quite literally wondering what the meaning of life is. Trying to work out how some politicians sleep at night. Watched leicester win without a flicker of emotion. Wondering why watching 22 grown men kicking a ball around keeps so much money tied up with so few people.....etc etc etc
Spooky I know......
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I hate our laziness at not speaking other languages, and can only see it getting worse,because the fact we probably have more people with different languages in this country than any other !!? which do you need to learn ?
But if we shout loud enough they will understand
. but thinking about it, english is the best/easiest language to learn, it must be, I did it----- JUST,----- and it has more meanings for the same word than any other language so there are less words to learn !!marlinspike
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I am not sure if it was you that was in the accident or your son, ukr, but either way it sounds a bit like delayed shock or mild post traumatic stress syndrome. Being part of a traumatic incident, or even just a near miss, can really shake you up sometimes.
I have been in an earthquake and was once sat in a pub when all the windows came through thanks to an IRA bomb. Neither of those bothered me, but when I had some heart arrhythmia issues a few years ago it triggered an ongoing spell of huge anxiety and panic attacks. Sometimes there is no rhyme or reason to why an event triggers these feelings. The only thing I will say is that it's temporary and you will gradually start to feel better.
When we feel down we start to see the negative in everything. It's called cognitive errors. We don't see things as they are, we see it all through the filter of negativity. In reality, the world is pretty much the same as it was a few months ago, so what has changed? The way you are viewing it has changed because you have had a bit of a shock. It will pass, just try to relax and don't be too hard on yourself. Best wishes.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/in-practice/201301/50-common-cognitive-distortions
I have been in an earthquake and was once sat in a pub when all the windows came through thanks to an IRA bomb. Neither of those bothered me, but when I had some heart arrhythmia issues a few years ago it triggered an ongoing spell of huge anxiety and panic attacks. Sometimes there is no rhyme or reason to why an event triggers these feelings. The only thing I will say is that it's temporary and you will gradually start to feel better.
When we feel down we start to see the negative in everything. It's called cognitive errors. We don't see things as they are, we see it all through the filter of negativity. In reality, the world is pretty much the same as it was a few months ago, so what has changed? The way you are viewing it has changed because you have had a bit of a shock. It will pass, just try to relax and don't be too hard on yourself. Best wishes.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/in-practice/201301/50-common-cognitive-distortions
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Or fewer, even.....
@ukracer You don't say much about how your son is dealing with his situation - is it possible that you're taking this worse than he is?
