there is an american footballer who doesnt know what language is spoken in london?

Question

has he been hit in the head one time too many or is this another example of what ignorant twats some americans are

Answer 1

Par for the course.When in Mexico City some time ago I spoke with a person who didnt know of England let alone London.In Texas i attempted to draw money from a Barclays Bank Account and they had never heard of it.The place name was Flower Bluff twixt Houston and Brownsville.

Answer 2

I am American and only fluent in English. There was a time I was close to fluent in Spanish but I have forgotten mucho. I am now studying Latin. I think it is interesting but much harder than Spanish. I thought I could pick up Latin no problemo because my Spanish would come back to me. Seven noun cases, five noun declensions and three adjective declensions make Latin much harder than Spanish. The fact that I am twenty years older has nothing to do with it, of course. Commonly Americans (I think the same goes for the Brits) feel no need to learn another language because educated people all over the world speak English. I am convinced that studying another language, whatever it is, helps your own grammar and vocabulary.

Answer 3

I can well believe it. Let's face it, in a lot of their films you find things like London, England. Paris, France. If they have to be told where places are in the world, what hope is there of them knowing what language is spoken.

Answer 4

There's a distinct possibility that the guy has been here before and is confused because he never heard any English spoken. I was in Aberdeen recently and the only Scottish accents or actual English I heard spoken was within the company of my in-laws and friends!

Answer 5

we dont have the exclusive on "ignorant twats" if u want to talk ignorant u should talk bout Tony Blair

Answer 6

Albert Einstein was rubbish at everything except for maths but no-one would say he was an idiot...maybe its the same for this guy and hes a genius at playing football and useless at everything else...I expect he makes alot more money than most of us 'wiser' people...maybe its Ok that he's clueless about anything else except what he wants to do??

Answer 7

I mean for an American to not know, that they speak American, in London, has gotta be stupid eh?

Answer 8

Londonian isn't it?! lol!
I bet like most Americans he doesn't realise that Americans speak the language we took over there - English?!
I'll bet we'd be amazed how many don't twig when they're talking English, that it is the language of England?!

Answer 9

As someone who has been to London several times, I assure you, they have their own share of ignorant idiots, too.

Answer 10

Read that too,God knows what he thinks we speak in Scotland