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Originally Posted by Pyramid*

I don't believe I have indicated anything otherwise. I happened to explain in depth why i thought the opposite.



I agree.



I also agree - I do think she was completely unaware of how her comments may have come over, I do not think there was malice or intent to be racist.



Partly I agree in that he seemed to think he had what it took to be a translator.

It's fine to laugh (and yes, I did think.... ha ha, you're not that smart)... but after about 2 seconds I realised that at least he could speak 4 languages despite his young age.

How many in this country, UK born and bred caucasion British Citizens can speak 4 languages? Not many, with a high proportion having very limited English skills, never mind any other language far less a third or a fourth.

Being able to speak a language is very different from the written form - the guy did seem to have a 'rose tinted' idea - I can't deny that - but as I say, regardless of where he learned the languages: he spoke them well enough for the agency worker to verbalise with him. It was his written work that caused him the issues.

Yeah I give him credit for speaking them somewhat. But as we saw, he had an idealistic view of what the UK was about. And when it didn't go his way, he blamed the UK. He didn't seem to have many prospects apart from being to converse in a few languages. That's why the Polish girl and the others with degrees deserve more merit rather than chancers like him.