English in Europe

Guest   Tue May 06, 2008 5:34 pm GMT
Turkey is not in Europe.
Guest   Tue May 06, 2008 5:59 pm GMT
<<Turkey is not in Europe. >>

I thought they were joining the EU (maybe).
Guest   Tue May 06, 2008 6:12 pm GMT
I thought they were joining the EU (maybe).

They asked to join, but that will never happen since Turkey is not European.
Guest   Tue May 06, 2008 6:37 pm GMT
<<I probably should have said "Latin/southern" countries, instead. >>

Uh, yeah, the opposite of "Northern" would be "Southern"
Skippy   Tue May 06, 2008 6:57 pm GMT
Actually, a chunk of Turkey is technically in Europe...
Guest   Tue May 06, 2008 7:03 pm GMT
Well I've seen many turkey chunks in markets throughout Europe
greg   Tue May 06, 2008 9:05 pm GMT
'Guest' : « This thread seems to exist over in the English forum, too. Two threads are better than one, I suppose.. ».

Sauf qu'ici on s'en fout : l'anglais en Europe (ou ailleurs), c'est hors-sujet.
Guest   Tue May 06, 2008 9:39 pm GMT
<<Sauf qu'ici on s'en fout : l'anglais en Europe (ou ailleurs), c'est hors-sujet. >>

Over there, the thread seems to have died, perhaps because the topic is boring. Here, the thread is still going strong.

You'll have to admit that in context, the post by Guest at 7:03PM was witty and brilliant -- that poster must be from the UK.
Guest   Tue May 06, 2008 9:39 pm GMT
<<Sauf qu'ici on s'en fout : l'anglais en Europe (ou ailleurs), c'est hors-sujet. >>

Over there, the thread seems to have died, perhaps because the topic is boring. Here, the thread is still going strong.

You'll have to admit that in context, the post by Guest at 7:03PM was witty and brilliant -- that poster must be from the UK.
Guest   Tue May 06, 2008 9:56 pm GMT
<<Actually, a chunk of Turkey is technically in Europe...>>

A chunk of France is in South America and that does not make France a south American country.
Guest   Tue May 06, 2008 10:55 pm GMT
"A chunk of France is in South America and that does not make France a south American country"

Yes, France is a south-American country (at least partly).
Guest   Tue May 06, 2008 10:57 pm GMT
So they can join Mercosur.
Skippy   Tue May 06, 2008 11:06 pm GMT
I mean part of Turkey proper is in Europe. The west bank of the Bosporus Straight.
Guest   Tue May 06, 2008 11:09 pm GMT
No, ignorant. North Africa is France: it's a part of the territoire metropolitain
Guest   Tue May 06, 2008 11:09 pm GMT
It's a very tiny part compared to the whole country. Turkey is Asian, so they cannot join EU, plain and simple.