OT: Brexit

[RN7]

Originally Posted by kato13

My GF is a professional English/Korean translator so that particular detail has the greatest effect on me.

A lot of European countries use English rather than French as a second language, particularly the Germans, Dutch and the Nordic countries. English has also replaced Russian and German as the second language among the Eastern European countries. If Britain leaves the EU I don't see any of these countries switching over to French any time soon. And don't worry Kato the Koreans are not going to start using French as a second language either!

[simonmark6]

may be more work for translators: the Brits will produce their own stuff that the Europeans will need to translate and all the European documents (if they aren't already in English) will need to be translated in the UK so we know what's going on both sides of the channel.

[kato13]

Yep if the Brits go it alone there will be a ton of new official regulations that will be generated. So in short to medium term there will defiantly be a gain.

The availability of translators for non-Eu nations is another reason for the EU to keep things in English. French/Korean translators are probably only 1% as common as EN/KR ones.

There is a ton of logic to stick with English, but French passion for their language seems like it borders on the illogical sometimes.

I can see the French wanting to "punish" English speakers as for the first time they are discussing imposing a French language test requirement for UK expats living there if BREXIT passes. Hopefully such talk will last as long as the US calling french fries, "Freedom Fries".

[RN7]

Looks like Brexit is about to happen.

Scotland, Northern Ireland and Gibraltar voted to stay in the EU. Wales has voted to leave and the leave vote is well ahead in the key population bloc in England.

Pound Sterling is in free fall against Dollar, Cameron will have to resign and the EU and Euro could implode!

[kato13]

Given the currency trading markets are usually pretty good at predictions it seems to me that this result totally surprised people.

If brexit had failed the pound would not have risen 10% in 4 hours.

[RN7]

Good news for British exporters!

[Olefin]

Good to see that the scaremongers and the so called elite lost out big time - BREXIT is the best thing to happen to the UK in a long time. Course the Scots don't like it one bit at all - the Scottish leaders sounded like they wanted to pull out of the UK as soon as they could.

And loved seeing the absolute panic on the faces at CNN and MSNBC - what the people aren't listening to the elites? the polls were wrong? people are sick of bureaucrats?

Got to wonder if the US election just got a lot more interesting