I’m wondering if you taught your daughter French, guessing no. I think that’s one of a parent’s greatest and easiest gifts. Speaking to their children in two languages so they can learn them naturally.
Also the WSJ article about military in the stock market requires a subscription.
I am far from fluent … but she does have a strange library of phrases coming from me she will probably hear long after I’m gone … fermes la porte! And oh ma chere fille … actually not to bury the lede but she’s studying mandarin in elementary school!
It’s the Real ID Danny. You remember; the one the government mandated everyone get so it could then track you cradle to grave? I’m sure you don’t mind our “small” government being able to do that though. In the old days, any state issued drivers license would do but this one is special because of what it allows the government to now do.
Ah, shucks Pee Wee, did we hurt your feelings cause you can’t get your own Real ID?
1. I never said asking for an ID to vote is oppression. Gerrymandering is oppression.
2. Patriot duty? Is it also my patriotic duty to remove my shoes?
3. Impossible to obtain an ID when the law was passed 20 years ago? What’s taking you so long? Mommy won’t give you your birth certificate because you lost the last one?
4. Your IP address is all big brother needs to track Dan the Man, aka, Rip, that and all your other social media data. They even know your real name, much to your chagrin.
In order to provide humor to the planet, God created people like you.
"Trump Accounts" will be eaten alive by the ever rising deficit and inflation. Secret codes? No wonder we can't understand the government...they always speak in French.
Regarding second language ability: my mom's side of the family were all first-generation Polish-Americans, and I grew up in a predominantly Polish neighborhood. Whenever the adults in my life wanted to communicate secretly, they just began speaking Polish in front of us. Probably explains why my elementary school (St. Hedwig) did not have a Polish language program for us kids. All of our parents would have been forced to learn French.
Fast forward, my wife grew up in Korea, and between my military assignments and second career, we have spent a lot of time there. Ours has always been a dual-language household, and both our kids are near-fluent. I can read (slowly) and write (more slowly) Korean, and speak a little bit. Our son is an Army warrant officer stationed in Korea, and he can flip between English and Korean depending on who he's dealing with at work. Indeed, a second language ability is a terrific thing. It seems a lot easier when you start young instead of in adulthood...sample of one.
Imagine being faced with 32-6 year old Italian children who do not speak a word of English while not being able to speak a word of Italian? As a very new first grade teacher, I realized I had to survive this day and so did they. I rounded up the boys and then the girls and took them to the appropriate bathrooms! By the end of the school year they all spoke English very well. Amazing how swiftly we could learn languages as young children! I learned French as a young child by watching French tv and by playing with little French kids in a predominantly French city. Kids have no qualms about making grammatical errors, they just want to communicate and play that game! As an adult, I’m a little more wary and tend to speak the language when necessary. Grand poulet!
It’s fine to learn a second language, but unless you use it all the time, it disappears. I used to be able to speak passable French, German, Spanish. Pig Latin and Dorcas. I can still speak pig Latin but the others have gone by the wayside, other than being able to count to 10 and say hello, good bye, please and thank you. My best friend in school and I are the only people who could speak Dorcas so it will die with us, as most secret languages should. Where I live now, we are better off learning Mandarin or Punjab than French.
I always marvel at people who learn English as a second language as it is a hard one to learn. French, Italian, Spanish and German are all kind of similar but English has so many exceptions.
There is an Irish American comedian called Des Bishop - do you know him? He moved to china with the goal of learning enough Mandarin to do standup. He talks about how as a 6-4 white guy who speaks passable Chinese he gets complimented by Chinese speakers all the time … and juxtaposes that with how annoyed Americans get if a Chinese person asks if they are walking the right way to get the 1 train south toward WTC!
I’m wondering if you taught your daughter French, guessing no. I think that’s one of a parent’s greatest and easiest gifts. Speaking to their children in two languages so they can learn them naturally.
Also the WSJ article about military in the stock market requires a subscription.
I am far from fluent … but she does have a strange library of phrases coming from me she will probably hear long after I’m gone … fermes la porte! And oh ma chere fille … actually not to bury the lede but she’s studying mandarin in elementary school!
Oh my! How racist of the airlines to expect passengers to have an ID!?!
It’s the Real ID Danny. You remember; the one the government mandated everyone get so it could then track you cradle to grave? I’m sure you don’t mind our “small” government being able to do that though. In the old days, any state issued drivers license would do but this one is special because of what it allows the government to now do.
Thanks, Obama.
You’re welcome, Commander of Sleep.
Another swing-and-a-miss by Dar per usge.
I miss spoke…I understand your name is now Rip Tan Winkle.
No, wrong again. The Real ID law passed in 2005. Thanks GWB
Yeah, and airlines don’t require the ID, TSA does.
Rip Tan Winkle is upset he doesn’t qualify for a Real ID.
SPW & DarDar, I appreciate the civics lesson, but you both accidentally made my point:
Voting: Asking for ID = oppression
Flying: Asking for ID = your patriotic duty or the terrorists win
Amazing how fast ‘impossible to obtain an ID’ turns into ‘shut up and comply’ when it’s your narrative on the line.🤣
But hey, if the government tracking every move is suddenly cool now… welcome to the dark side!
DarDar is still swinging like he’s blindfolded in tee-ball. Stay hot, kid!
Ah, shucks Pee Wee, did we hurt your feelings cause you can’t get your own Real ID?
1. I never said asking for an ID to vote is oppression. Gerrymandering is oppression.
2. Patriot duty? Is it also my patriotic duty to remove my shoes?
3. Impossible to obtain an ID when the law was passed 20 years ago? What’s taking you so long? Mommy won’t give you your birth certificate because you lost the last one?
4. Your IP address is all big brother needs to track Dan the Man, aka, Rip, that and all your other social media data. They even know your real name, much to your chagrin.
In order to provide humor to the planet, God created people like you.
Btw, your insults fall flat. Keep trying….
Awww, DarDar - so precocious.
When you can’t refute the point, you just spray personal insults like a toddler with a garden hose.
Quick recap:
Topic: Government requiring IDs
Your response: Shoes, birth certificates, and God creating me for laughs
I appreciate you proving my point so enthusiastically. Keep it up, spud!
I gave you four points you glossed over like a toddler at dinner. Oh, wait, you don’t like being treated the way you treat me? That must suck for you.
You showed up today ready to provoke, fight and belittle with more to offer. Did your chums pick on you today at recess? Is that what they did to you?
I’m busy right now, can I ignore you another time?
"Trump Accounts" will be eaten alive by the ever rising deficit and inflation. Secret codes? No wonder we can't understand the government...they always speak in French.
Regarding second language ability: my mom's side of the family were all first-generation Polish-Americans, and I grew up in a predominantly Polish neighborhood. Whenever the adults in my life wanted to communicate secretly, they just began speaking Polish in front of us. Probably explains why my elementary school (St. Hedwig) did not have a Polish language program for us kids. All of our parents would have been forced to learn French.
Fast forward, my wife grew up in Korea, and between my military assignments and second career, we have spent a lot of time there. Ours has always been a dual-language household, and both our kids are near-fluent. I can read (slowly) and write (more slowly) Korean, and speak a little bit. Our son is an Army warrant officer stationed in Korea, and he can flip between English and Korean depending on who he's dealing with at work. Indeed, a second language ability is a terrific thing. It seems a lot easier when you start young instead of in adulthood...sample of one.
Imagine being faced with 32-6 year old Italian children who do not speak a word of English while not being able to speak a word of Italian? As a very new first grade teacher, I realized I had to survive this day and so did they. I rounded up the boys and then the girls and took them to the appropriate bathrooms! By the end of the school year they all spoke English very well. Amazing how swiftly we could learn languages as young children! I learned French as a young child by watching French tv and by playing with little French kids in a predominantly French city. Kids have no qualms about making grammatical errors, they just want to communicate and play that game! As an adult, I’m a little more wary and tend to speak the language when necessary. Grand poulet!
It’s fine to learn a second language, but unless you use it all the time, it disappears. I used to be able to speak passable French, German, Spanish. Pig Latin and Dorcas. I can still speak pig Latin but the others have gone by the wayside, other than being able to count to 10 and say hello, good bye, please and thank you. My best friend in school and I are the only people who could speak Dorcas so it will die with us, as most secret languages should. Where I live now, we are better off learning Mandarin or Punjab than French.
I always marvel at people who learn English as a second language as it is a hard one to learn. French, Italian, Spanish and German are all kind of similar but English has so many exceptions.
There is an Irish American comedian called Des Bishop - do you know him? He moved to china with the goal of learning enough Mandarin to do standup. He talks about how as a 6-4 white guy who speaks passable Chinese he gets complimented by Chinese speakers all the time … and juxtaposes that with how annoyed Americans get if a Chinese person asks if they are walking the right way to get the 1 train south toward WTC!
Both often heard in all languages, no doubt! Cool on Mandarin!!
As a French-speaking Montrealer, English is my secret communication against my 4-year old, but it won't last long.
Most people here learn English quite young now.
Funny story by the way Bill!