A U.S. NAVY ADMIRAL

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.