Page 2 of 3
Posted: Thu 03 Apr, 2008 7:37 am
by London Boy
Tab wrote:It will sound good when they order a curry in Britain
Actually, most curry house owners in the UK speak Urdu, most of them being Pakistanis
And did you know that in India Hindus don't eat any meat at all or garlic or onions or cauliflower and that is why Indian restaurants serving traditional Indian food are few and far between in the UK - because the true Indian (read Hindu) diet does not appeal to Brits.
Posted: Thu 03 Apr, 2008 10:33 am
by Tab
I stand corrected
Posted: Thu 03 Apr, 2008 11:36 am
by London Boy
Tab wrote:I stand corrected
Koi Baat Nahin = You're Welcome! - in Urdu
Posted: Thu 03 Apr, 2008 1:06 pm
by Sully
because the true Indian (read Hindu) diet does not appeal to Brits.
...it keeps the flies off the bride at weddings though
I'll get me coat.
Posted: Thu 03 Apr, 2008 1:14 pm
by London Boy
Sully wrote:because the true Indian (read Hindu) diet does not appeal to Brits.
...it keeps the flies off the bride at weddings though
I'll get me coat.
Posted: Thu 03 Apr, 2008 8:27 pm
by Hyperlithe
Not sure why this is news - there have been people from various branches of all 3 services learning Pashto for a few years now at DSL. Numbers have increased over the last 18 months that I was there. It is a seriously difficult language though.
Posted: Thu 03 Apr, 2008 10:57 pm
by Tab
I think we all learnt basics in a foreign language when we where overseas. You could order a beer, and ask a person of the opposite sex if they were willing or how much
Posted: Fri 04 Apr, 2008 9:49 am
by London Boy
Tab wrote:I think we all learnt basics in a foreign language when we where overseas. You could order a beer, and ask a person of the opposite sex if they were willing or how much
Yes indeed
"Right Sinead are we on for a wee ride, shure yer ma's out till eleven"
Posted: Sat 05 Apr, 2008 9:32 am
by SO19
I know it's nothing new, but it was MoD news, so I put it up in here.
Posted: Sat 05 Apr, 2008 1:37 pm
by Sarastro
Know one of the lads who did this. Has a degree. Like half the toms I know from 4 PARA. Not to mention the barristers, architects, engineers, surveyors and so on who who were among our NCOs. Yawn.
You lose, Mr Mitty.
Posted: Sun 06 Apr, 2008 1:46 pm
by Hyperlithe
Wasn't having a go SO19, just strikes me as a bit odd that this particular story is making news, when there are so many other people who've already learnt the lingo! Just wonder what the MoD was hoping to achieve...
Posted: Sun 06 Apr, 2008 4:42 pm
by SO19
I know you weren't Hyper, I think it's just relevent because of the impending deployment.
Posted: Sun 06 Apr, 2008 6:09 pm
by Tab
It was probably a quite news day and they needed some thing to put out
Posted: Wed 09 Apr, 2008 6:29 pm
by Rooper
London Boy wrote:Tab wrote:It will sound good when they order a curry in Britain
Actually, most curry house owners in the UK speak Urdu, most of them being Pakistanis
Actually the vast majority of curry houses (and workers) in UK are Bangladeshi owned therefore speaking Bengali would be more useful.
Posted: Wed 09 Apr, 2008 8:00 pm
by billS
Rooper wrote:London Boy wrote:Tab wrote:It will sound good when they order a curry in Britain
Actually, most curry house owners in the UK speak Urdu, most of them being Pakistanis
Actually the vast majority of curry houses (and workers) in UK are Bangladeshi owned therefore speaking Bengali would be more useful.
Just like being back in the Shot then