A U.S. NAVY ADMIRAL
Added on: 16th Jul 2013
A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference
That included Admirals from the
U.S., English, Canadian, Australian and French Navies.
At a cocktail reception,
he found himself standing with a large group of Officers
that included personnel from most of those countries.
Everyone was chatting away in English
as they sipped their drinks
but a French admiral suddenly complained that,
whereas Europeans learn many languages,
Americans learn only English.
He then asked,
'Why is it that we always have to speak English
in these conferences
rather than speaking French?'
Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied,
'Maybe it's because the
Brit's, Canadians, Aussie's, Kiwi's and Americans
arranged it so you wouldn't have to speak German.'
You could have heard a pin drop.
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