Do you speak another language?

[ComaChameleon]

So, the title already asks the question

Do you speak another language?

What language?

Why did you learn it? Was it in school, or because of friends, just for fun?

How fluent are you?

Do you maybe have another mothertongue? (Just like some from the team here do too)

What language would you love to learn and why?

So for me it's:

-German (mothertongue)

-English in school starting in grade 5 (everyone has to, there is no choice)

-French (rudimental, was forced in school, never wanted it and I don't have any feeling for the language... Had it 6 years)

-Dutch as I started university in the Netherlands (studied in English), I began to learn the language by scratch to be able to speak with my fellow students during break as -most of them- were dutch. As we live just on the border, it's very helpfull. But I was able to understand them before as they're both very common to each other. In shops the sellers don't change to german anymore, so I'm fluent enough, I guess.

I would love to learn Norwegian as a friend is from Oslo and it would be nice to talk to her in another language as English (as it's not our both mothertongue)

Japanese is interesting too (idk why, it just feels like it would be)

And a bit of Russian/Polish/Turkish would be helpfull in job. But as I think the people living here have to learn my language instead we learning theirs, I wouldn't do. Just for being able to understand what they're talking to each other when we are in the same room [it's not very polite to do so... But they do. And you're standing there and you don't know if they're talking about nice flowers or planning to kill you the next 5 minutes].

[Cleoriff]

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@pgn wrote:

All strings to your bow, @Cleoriff.

I'm sure the stuff I see on House M. D. is far removed from what really happens in a hospital - so there you have the edge 🤓👍😁

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Well at least I understand that.....things such as leptospirosis and simian immunodeficiency et al. Every hospital need a House to call on....(though yes, it is a bit far fetched....):joy:

[pgn]

Is there such a thing as a Department of Diagnostic Medicine in the UK? 

[Cleoriff]

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@pgn wrote:

Is there such a thing as a Department of Diagnostic Medicine in the UK? 

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Not like those in House.

Plenty of hubs springing up in various hospitals around the country.

Nuffied Centre, UCL, etc....

[Anonymous]

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@Cleoriff wrote:

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@pgn wrote:

Is there such a thing as a Department of Diagnostic Medicine in the UK? 

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Not like those in House.

Plenty of hubs springing up in various hospitals around the country.

Nuffied Centre, UCL, etc....

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I havn't watched House, but I do kinda know about it

@Cleoriff? ... the hubs you mention = a good thing, yes?

NHS or privately funded or some kinda joint funded?

I'm curious ... you know what I think about our NHS ... I wouldn't be here, nor would my family without it = not being remotely overly dramatic in any way

Edited for making sense

[Cleoriff]

@Anonymous. Some are privately funded. They tend to be attached to private clinics.

I can only presume those in the Hospital Trusts are part funded by the NHS and other agencies who would be interested in the departments testing/using/ researching (with) their products.

[pgn]

Ah. Centres of Excellence. They work, sometimes.

[ComaChameleon]

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@pgn wrote:
Ah. Centres of Excellence. They work, sometimes.

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We have them too.... But I saw one of the catalogues to get certified and it's much rubbish in it... What just was missing is "how the stool of the chief-doctor has to be"

[Cleoriff]

Most of them in the UK do excellent research with published findings, so personally I have no problem with how

they are funded.

I am talking about Diagnostic Departments...not Centres of Excellence. Completely different things. 

We have meandered way off topic from talking about different languages though

[pgn]

What tangled webs we weave 😁

[Anonymous]

@Cleoriff it's interesting what you say ... sounds progressive 

Back on topic

German was compulsory at senior school, I was rubbish

In the 2nd form I studied Latin & loved it ... would have liked to have taken it to O level, but other subjects / timetables got in the way 

Darn it, I struggle with expressing myself in English most of the time