Comments for An Englishman in Strasbourg http://www.englishmaninstrasbourg.com Postcards from the capital of Europe Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:07:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 Comment on How much?! by Ross http://www.englishmaninstrasbourg.com/2008/08/14/how-much/#comment-1256 Ross Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:55:28 +0000 http://www.englishmaninstrasbourg.com/?p=257#comment-1256 Yep. It's truely a bargain. Especially if you've ever had to use a hospital or get medical treatment. Yep. It’s truely a bargain. Especially if you’ve ever had to use a hospital or get medical treatment.

]]> Comment on Mother and Father tongue by Bart http://www.englishmaninstrasbourg.com/2008/07/31/mother-and-father-tongue/#comment-1255 Bart Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:33:43 +0000 http://www.englishmaninstrasbourg.com/?p=253#comment-1255 We're fully schooled on the schooling options thanks Alex, and VO is the order of the day as far as Winnie the Pooh, Thomas, Bob the Builder etc. are concerned (DVD wise). We don't have British TV though, and having seen some recently, I'm not entirely convinced of its worth, but perhaps you're right - if only for CBeebies. We’re fully schooled on the schooling options thanks Alex, and VO is the order of the day as far as Winnie the Pooh, Thomas, Bob the Builder etc. are concerned (DVD wise).

We don’t have British TV though, and having seen some recently, I’m not entirely convinced of its worth, but perhaps you’re right - if only for CBeebies.

]]> Comment on Mother and Father tongue by Alex http://www.englishmaninstrasbourg.com/2008/07/31/mother-and-father-tongue/#comment-1253 Alex Sat, 02 Aug 2008 09:06:28 +0000 http://www.englishmaninstrasbourg.com/?p=253#comment-1253 A couple of tips, for what their worth: get yourself English TV. Also, get him to watch movies in english "VO". That might help balance out against the overbearing school French influence. Otherwise there are a few international (ish) schools in Strabourg you could try to get you young'un into. A couple of tips, for what their worth:
get yourself English TV. Also, get him to watch movies in english “VO”. That might help balance out against the overbearing school French influence.

Otherwise there are a few international (ish) schools in Strabourg you could try to get you young’un into.

]]> Comment on Bilingual babies and toddlers don’t talk by Joolz http://www.englishmaninstrasbourg.com/2008/05/08/bilingual-babies-and-toddlers-dont-talk/#comment-1251 Joolz Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:35:18 +0000 http://www.englishmaninstrasbourg.com/?p=234#comment-1251 I am living in Spain and my daughter 25months goes to nursery- she has for about nine months- interesting to hear in last post , chooses to use the words she likes best- zumos for juice- agua not water and gracias not thanks- I am not worried about it all working out- but know in the future will have to work on her English- I just need to make sure I am fluent before she is ! I am living in Spain and my daughter 25months goes to nursery- she has for about nine months- interesting to hear in last post , chooses to use the words she likes best- zumos for juice- agua not water and gracias not thanks- I am not worried about it all working out- but know in the future will have to work on her English- I just need to make sure I am fluent before she is !

]]> Comment on The problem with Britain… by Bart http://www.englishmaninstrasbourg.com/2008/07/11/the-problem-with-britain/#comment-1247 Bart Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:43:42 +0000 http://www.englishmaninstrasbourg.com/?p=248#comment-1247 After much reflection: FROME (n): The small chunk of cheese left at the back of a refrigerator, usually lightly wrapped in wrinkly cling film or in the remains of it's original wrapper. Hard and rubbery to the touch with patterns of dried green mould on it's surface. After much reflection:

FROME (n): The small chunk of cheese left at the back of a refrigerator, usually lightly wrapped in wrinkly cling film or in the remains of it’s original wrapper. Hard and rubbery to the touch with patterns of dried green mould on it’s surface.

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