toontownman Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 1 minute ago, Kadenge said: Herdman was asked about Ferdi, I believe it was prior to our match with the US last fall, and he said that they had reached out to him and he declined. Getcha. But nothing about declining any call or interest now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialK Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 Highlight video https://youtu.be/JRZeUuyX-c0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One American Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 I was surprised to see Turkey has only been to the WC twice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Ferdi with an assist this morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 He is fluent in English johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker911 Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 7 minutes ago, jordan said: He is fluent in English Most Dutch people are fluent in several languages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebdeserio Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Stryker911 said: Most Dutch people are fluent in several languages. Most Canadian people too (not that I think we have much of a chance) Edited January 14, 2021 by sebdeserio johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 On 1/14/2021 at 3:12 PM, Stryker911 said: Most Dutch people are fluent in several languages. Didn’t know that, I expected he would have spoke Turkish(as a second language) MM3/MM2/MM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Observer Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 6 hours ago, Stryker911 said: Most Dutch people are fluent in several languages. There definitely fluent in English (and of course Dutch)...sometimes German but not much else unless they are from one of the immigrant communities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM3/MM2/MM Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 18 hours ago, An Observer said: There definitely fluent in English (and of course Dutch)...sometimes German but not much else unless they are from one of the immigrant communities Even back in 1977 when I did the post university back pack tour of Europe, I was surprised on many people spoke English in Holland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Most of Europe speaks English, just like most of England doesn't speak European. yomurphy1 and Olympique_de_Marseille 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson M Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 5 hours ago, toontownman said: Most of Europe speaks English, just like most of England doesn't speak European. You should go to places outside of big cities/tourist centres... although there are more multilinguals in europe than in your province(except maybe quebec)... rest assured... the majority of Europe do not speak english. Unnamed Trialist and toontownman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norrin Radd Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 You never know. Twenty years ago I was backpacking through Portugal and one afternoon while I was having lunch at a sidewalk cafe a homeless man walked up to me and started speaking in Portuguese. I figured he’d go away when he realized I couldn’t speak his language but he immediately switched to perfect English. After a few sentences he stopped and asked, “Is English Okay? I can speak French”. I gave him five bucks. johnyb, toontownman and ray 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 10 hours ago, Norrin Radd said: You never know. Twenty years ago I was backpacking through Portugal and one afternoon while I was having lunch at a sidewalk cafe a homeless man walked up to me and started speaking in Portuguese. I figured he’d go away when he realized I couldn’t speak his language but he immediately switched to perfect English. After a few sentences he stopped and asked, “Is English Okay? I can speak French”. I gave him five bucks. The Portuguese, even the working class, often have nice English. Better than the Spanish, that is historical however. You'll find the general English competence level in many European countries is high school. Younger people are much better, unsurprisingly. But even 40 up are often awkward, and even in places like Germany. I rate the best English fluency as a 2nd language in Europe to be something like Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Finland and then the rest. Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baulderdash77 Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 2 hours ago, Unnamed Trialist said: The Portuguese, even the working class, often have nice English. Better than the Spanish, that is historical however. You'll find the general English competence level in many European countries is high school. Younger people are much better, unsurprisingly. But even 40 up are often awkward, and even in places like Germany. I rate the best English fluency as a 2nd language in Europe to be something like Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Finland and then the rest. My cousins in Finland all speak perfect English. They all also speak German. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youllneverwalkalone Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Finnish is such a crazy language that anything else is easy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maplebanana Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 4 hours ago, Unnamed Trialist said: The Portuguese, even the working class, often have nice English. Better than the Spanish, that is historical however. You'll find the general English competence level in many European countries is high school. Younger people are much better, unsurprisingly. But even 40 up are often awkward, and even in places like Germany. I rate the best English fluency as a 2nd language in Europe to be something like Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Finland and then the rest. The data pretty much supports this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language_in_Europe Personally, in my travels in Europe the only place where I couldn't understand the train announcements was in England. It sounded like we weren't even speaking the same language! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 So cool to see this thread updating us on Ferdi's time in Turkey and a possible Canada future. Nope nothing else de-railing the thread. kclee, RandomGuy and dyslexic nam 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintjoes Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 (edited) Highlights of Ferdi and breakdown of his key skills per a Derby transfer target article back in mid 2020.. https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/derby-county-transfer-news-kadioglu-3627875 ..now back to the serious topic under discussion 😉 39 minutes ago, maplebanana said: ..the only place where I couldn't understand the train announcements was in England. It sounded like we weren't even speaking the same language! ..been 10 years in the UK and I still need my Glasgow mate's Czech girlfriend to translate what he says to me! Edited January 16, 2021 by saintjoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 3 hours ago, baulderdash77 said: My cousins in Finland all speak perfect English. They all also speak German. Finns are excellent at English. Unless your name is Esa Tikkanen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buchta Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 (edited) 18 hours ago, Tyson M said: the majority of Europe do not speak english. Agreed, where I live (small city in the Czech Republic) very few people speak English. Edited January 16, 2021 by Buchta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzi44 Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Swedes can speak seemingly perfect English. I feel like Finns will have accents, especially compared to Swedes when speaking English Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Buchta, MtlMario and kclee 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Come on, talking about who speaks what 2nd language is almost as relevant to the CMNT as talking about Kadioglu. I hear Sancho had a Drake poster on his wall, maybe he is eligible for us too?? Buchta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzi44 Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Until there is real news, Ferdi's English ability is fair game topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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