[EU] Europa League 2010/11 (28 Viewers)

[IrishZebra]

I have(or used to) an Irish professor at University, he is a well educated man that lived in Ireland for most of his life, yet he can barely speak Gaelic and he said its very rarely used nowadays and the new generation of Irish are same as him, they can barely speak the language.

A shame really, IZ is a globalist, so fuck what he has to say anyway

There's no point in using a impractical language that 60,000 on earth speak primarily.

It's forced down your throat in school in a very rigid and outdated curriculum and that is why we hate it mo chara.

Agus go mbeigh fadhb agat le mo teanga, Foc il leat

 

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[Fred]

There's no point in using a impractical language that 60,000 on earth speak primarily.

It's forced down your throat in school in a very rigid and outdated curriculum and that is why we hate it mo chara.

Agus go mbeigh fadhb agat le mo teanga, Foc il leat

There should be a movement to revive the language of your ancestors. English was forced down your throat throughout history too.

 

[The Curr]

English was forced down your throat throughout history too.

That is true. We only speak it because we were forced to.

There should be a movement to revive the language of your ancestors.

It's way too late.

 

[Fred]

That is true. We only speak it because we were forced to.


It's way too late.

It might not be a good analogy, because theres a big difference between being occupied for 150 years and being occupied for almost 800. But a country like Algeria in the 1960's was a country that spoke French(its effects are still felt), people spoke French, the official language was French, the government, parliament, everything was French. But they had the desire and motivation to revive their original language, eventually Houari Boumediene(Their fourth president) came into power and succeeded in reviving Arabic and made it the official language in Algeria.

I don't think Irish people care about Gaelic, thats the impression i got from my professor at least, so its got more to do with the people not caring than it being too late IMO.

 

[Alen]

It might not be a good analogy, because theres a big difference between being occupied for 150 years and being occupied for almost 800. But a country like Algeria in the 1960's was a country that spoke French(its effects are still felt), people spoke French, the official language was French, the government, parliament, everything was French. But they had the desire and motivation to revive their original language, eventually Houari Boumediene(Their fourth president) came into power and succeeded in reviving Arabic and made it the official language in Algeria.

I don't think Irish people care about Gaelic, thats the impression i got from my professor at least, so its got more to do with the people not caring than it being too late IMO.

Arabic is a useful language to know for merchants or any kind of business. The people of Algeria are practical people and they knew the advantages of reviving the language.
The Gaelic and some other languages in Europe are almost useless and they have sentimental value only.

 

[JBF]

Some actually believe here in the Arab world that Arabic is useless nowadays since all the new Science is being taught in English among other languages while Arabic is only used in translation :holwer:

 

[Fred]

Arabic is a useful language to know for merchants or any kind of business. The people of Algeria are practical people and they knew the advantages of reviving the language.
The Gaelic and some other languages in Europe are almost useless and they have sentimental value only.

I think its much more than that. Theres the religious factor, that Arabic is the language of the Koran. Also, Arabic is part of their identity, part of their heritage, they were always "Arabs". A third reason, is the fact that the Arab World and especially the Arab youth were all effected by the charismatic Gamal Abdel-Nasser and his pan arab and nationalist ideals

 

[Yamen]

Thread Hijacked!

 

[JBF]

 

[Yamen]

 

[Fred]

Ok back to topic.

Sporting Fingal for the Europa League this season!!

 

[The Curr]

The draw is on today at 13:30 CET.

 

[blondu]

shit..unirea got zenit

 

[The Curr]

Yeah, they did. That's the Champions League though.

 

[blondu]

yep...when's juve gonna be picked?

 

[Alen]

yep...when's juve gonna be picked?

In a little less than an hour. That's when the EL draw starts.

 

[The Curr]

The draw is on today at 13:30 CET.

..

 

[blondu]

In a little less than an hour. That's when the EL draw starts.

thanks

..

 

[V]

In a little less than an hour. That's when the EL draw starts.

Cibalia?

 

[The Curr]

Cibalia?

Hopefully and Cliftonville beat them.