Neferti~ wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2019 5:30 pmThe Indian/Sri Lankan accent is extremely difficult to comprehend! I know somebody who went to Hawker College in 2017 and signed up for HISTORY, got somebody of Indian background, couldn't understand a word she said, so changed to a different class.Redneck wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2019 4:50 pm
Canberra? You are starting to sound as silly as Booby!
As far as speaking English give me some examples of encountering them personally, not about speaking to call centre people who are largely overseas in the Phillipines etc so not immigrants.
Also do you think the Greeks/ Italians of the 50's could speak English on migrating to Australia and they have turned out great immigrants!
I am suggesting there are some states that want more and some regional centres as well.
Indians may THINK they speak English and they do BUT they may as well speak gobblygook ... babble babble babble.
my son got an Irish teacher in science and spent a year no comprehending..a word she spoke...thanks Hawker...for nothing..
Bo if Bill the Dill gets in we will hear so many excuse for the mess he makes.. have you noticed how Howard is still blamed
for the incompetence we had for 6 loooog years.....of krudd.gillard/krudd/shortarse.... yes he was in the thick of it all....like he is now more in the background then now he is just popping his head up now and then to take potshots......
shoot hes bragging about FREE ABORTIONS in everywhere hospital....OMG.....no bloody accountability at all
yep open the floodgates to boat people give them the best of medicine we have
at the same time......make the taxpayer pay to KILL OUR OWN BABIES....
OMG IT MAKES SENSE TO SOME>