> En réponse à Andreas Johansson <and_yo@...>:
>
> >
> > Had we had such difficulties in the _gymnasium_
> (roughly = high school),
> > our
> > teachers would've been very worried. Here at Uni,
> you're simply expected
> > to
> > be able to speak and read English without problem.
> >
>
> He he, that's the main difference between France and
> other countries: in
> France, you're still not expected to speak any
> English, as people still suppose
> that you will stay in France for the rest of your
> life and never have to have
> access to English written material or to speak
> English. In France, it's even
> considered chic *not* to speak any English. People
> who speak English are
> considered lower in the unspoken hierarchy that
> makes the French society than
> people of the same background but speaking no
> English. I know it sounds
> extremely strange, but it's true, and I've seen that
> a lot!
>
> Christophe.
>
>
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>
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> play the leading role.