“USA and Greit Britain: two countries separated by the same language”. I am quoting the words of a special man: John, the farmer. One of the best “anglos” in my Vaughan experience this summer.
During our one-to-one, he used to speak about interesting things and one of them is the following story, “some what“:
One year, at Chritsmas time, The Washington Post phoned to the English Ambassador to ask him what he wants for Chritsmas. The Ambassador said that the question was inappropriate and rejected any present from the american newspaper.
The Washington Post tried it many times more and, finally, the English Ambassador told him: ” I only want a little box of chocolates”.
A few days after the petition, The Washington Post published the following:
” The French Ambassador wants the world peace, the German Ambassador wants the end of the world hunger, the Italian Ambassador wants the end of the wars and, the English one wants a little box of chocolates”
It shows like the language is a difficult subject, inclusive, for people who use the same… so, for me, it´s very complicated or complex but I won´t lose hope to dominate it.