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| translator2 Senior Member United States Joined 6919 days ago 848 posts - 1862 votes  Speaks: English* | Message 1 of 8 15 September 2009 at 12:03am | IP Logged | ||
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College Student Detained at Airport for having Arabic-English flashcards in his backpack
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| modestblues Newbie Bahamas Joined 5557 days ago 33 posts - 54 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French | Message 2 of 8 15 September 2009 at 12:26am | IP Logged | ||
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Land of the free and home of the brave was it?
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| William Camden Hexaglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 6272 days ago 1936 posts - 2333 votes Speaks: English*, German, Spanish, Russian, Turkish, French | Message 3 of 8 15 September 2009 at 10:49am | IP Logged | ||
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Indeed.
As it happens, I too have Arabic flashcards in my backpack. I also have learning materials for Latin and Turkish, which should confuse them a bit. Do I want to introduce Sharia law, restore the Roman Empire or bring back the Ottomans? I believe people learning Russian were sometimes considered suspect during a previous phase of irrationality, in the late 1940s and 1950s. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| !LH@N Triglot Senior Member Germany Joined 6821 days ago 487 posts - 531 votes Speaks: German, Turkish*, English Studies: Serbo-Croatian, Spanish | Message 4 of 8 15 September 2009 at 3:18pm | IP Logged | ||
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Now just imagine what would have happened to me if I were in his situation!
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| taKen Tetraglot Senior Member Norway mindofthelinguist.woRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 6117 days ago 176 posts - 210 votes Speaks: Norwegian*, English, Dutch, French Studies: German, Icelandic | Message 5 of 8 15 September 2009 at 3:20pm | IP Logged | ||
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USA! USA! USA!
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| Loopy Newbie United States Joined 5711 days ago 37 posts - 39 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German, Spanish, French | Message 6 of 8 15 September 2009 at 3:23pm | IP Logged | ||
I was going to say that! 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| laoshu505000 Senior Member United States Joined 5816 days ago 121 posts - 232 votes Speaks: English* | Message 7 of 8 15 September 2009 at 6:36pm | IP Logged | ||
I once heard this quote ''Land of the slaves home of the cowards'' 3 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| administrator Hexaglot Forum Admin Switzerland FXcuisine.com Joined 7376 days ago 3094 posts - 2987 votes 12 sounds Speaks: French*, EnglishC2, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian Personal Language Map | Message 8 of 8 15 September 2009 at 7:20pm | IP Logged | ||
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OK guys, I'll close this thread. Interesting articles especially for those who travel with flash cards and on a schedule, but these discussions always end up in country-bashing and people pronouncing gravely that their country likes to walk softly but carry a big stick, and then it heats up some more.
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