drunken rant

[JohnL]

Maybe we should have formal in Issues/Gossip and informal in Lounge.

[JohnL]

The above wasn't serious of course ... unless

I got a call out from India at 6:00 so I was thinking how many tech guys in our company speak English as a second language yet must use it as it's the corporate language and how different they are when speaking - the Indians use Sir a lot and can be very formal, the Germans prefer Mr xxxx rather then firstnames.

Edit: and the US people are relentlessly positive :)

We do have some Customer Service Managers with excellent English skills - eloquent and lovely to hear in a meeting - but as a techy that's never going to be me - I'm more likely to learn more IT skills.

[red devil]

JohnL Wrote:

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> Maybe we should have formal in Issues/Gossip and

> informal in Lounge.

That was tried with the Drawing Room, a room for 'serious debates about serious issues'. It didn't last long...:)

[JohnL]

red devil Wrote:

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> JohnL Wrote:

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> > Maybe we should have formal in Issues/Gossip

> and

> > informal in Lounge.

>

> That was tried with the Drawing Room, a room for

> 'serious debates about serious issues'. It didn't

> last long...:)

I remember the Drawing Room :) Not the place to go after

5 pints.

[Loz]

JohnL Wrote:

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> I remember the Drawing Room :) Not the place to

> go after 5 pints.

... or before 4 pints.