How do the tightly clad kids of Europe meet each other in the thumping dance floors of Mediterranean discos? They whisper sweet words in each other’s ears – they whisper English. Young, modern young Europeans talk not only to Brits, Antipodeans and Americans with in their lightly accented English – they speak to each other: in business, in friendship and for summer love.
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English is something they increasingly have in common. But as a second language (or third, or fouth…) it doesn’t carry the weight and import of the native language. When I was a teenager in foreign countries, I always found it nearly effortless to say “te quiero” or “je t’aime”, while even the thought of saying “I love you” led to blushing, sweating and lockjaw.
August 25th, 2005 at 2:23 pm
It’s the best language of the world. And it sounds love)
December 12th, 2005 at 5:44 pm