Why does the English forum require you to use a French word

Rick   Tue Dec 02, 2008 3:36 pm GMT
Why does the English forum require you to use a French word for the antispam question? That's just stupid. I had to look up the French word for "white" as I had no idea what it was. Since this is the English forum, it shouldn't require you to use French words.
Peter2   Tue Dec 02, 2008 3:40 pm GMT
I had to use Google translation. Tom, please change the question
McPhaughan   Tue Dec 02, 2008 5:29 pm GMT
At least the question itself was in English.
Easter Egg   Tue Dec 02, 2008 8:02 pm GMT
Very Eurocentric and exclusive behaviour indeed.
noneuian   Tue Dec 02, 2008 9:13 pm GMT
<<Very Eurocentric and exclusive behaviour indeed. >>

Is French any more eurocentric than English?
Easter Bunny   Tue Dec 02, 2008 9:36 pm GMT
Yes, because they use the Euro and the British don't.
Loftweapon   Tue Dec 02, 2008 10:51 pm GMT
Recent events are turning opinion towards Britain adopting the Euro.
Guest   Tue Dec 02, 2008 11:44 pm GMT
It's a concession to Greg.
Shuimo   Wed Dec 03, 2008 1:58 am GMT
Rick has an absolutlely good and valid question!

I also agree with Easter Egg.

That is Very EUROCENTRIC and EXCLUSIVE behaviour indeed.

That is also unbearably stupid!

Who cares the French nowadays? It is just a language suffering from inescapable decline.

Why not put in the CHINIESE word or PINYIN to describe the color of this page's background?
Shuimo   Wed Dec 03, 2008 2:03 am GMT
noneuian Tue Dec 02, 2008 9:13 pm GMT
<<Very Eurocentric and exclusive behaviour indeed. >>

Is French any more eurocentric than English?
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Not just a little bit!
English is after all an international language!
noneuian   Wed Dec 03, 2008 2:54 am GMT
<<Recent events are turning opinion towards Britain adopting the Euro. >>

I heard that one of the sticking points is that the UK wants to call it the "Urough" locally. (I think there was an old Antimoon thread about this.)
choose   Wed Dec 03, 2008 9:19 am GMT
I'm impressed Tom hasn't yet deleted this thread like he did two of mine on this topic.
Easter Egg   Wed Dec 03, 2008 2:38 pm GMT
Probably hasn't noticed it yet.

Maybe we shouldn't complain, the next antispam question might be:

How do you say in Polish that your maiden aunt has suddenly eloped with a secret millionaire to the Island of Fiji and has requested you send her a pack of cheddar and a decorated Christmas tree.
Mick   Wed Dec 03, 2008 3:12 pm GMT
Or:
"On what date did Pope John Paul II elevate the Archdiocese of Trivandrum to a Major Archdiocese, elevating the Archbishop to Major Archbishop?"
Johnny   Wed Dec 03, 2008 3:19 pm GMT
No. He'll just change the background to red, so the answer to the next question will be "rouge". Keep that in mind.