PJ Harvey - CD'aujourd'hui (France 2) - Let England Shake

Interview + Live

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• pj harvey
• let england shake

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After that and hearing how impressed my parents were and discussing how pathetic we Brits are for being too lazy or too arrogant to learn other languages, I became a bit of a Germanophile.

In my teens I got a German girlfriend (out of coincidence) and visited Deutschland, luckily it didn't break my heart. I fell in love with it and it's still my favourite country.

So, what that has to do with Polly Harvey I have no idea.

To get on topic.

I think PJ may have been to France! :-)

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After stunned "danke, merci and gracias" from us and his humble entschuldigung for my pain, we made our separate ways. My parents walked off, possibly discussing how amazing German people are with languages, rather than discussing my problem. I cant be sure, it wasn't till 4 hours later that they realised they had forgotten and left me alone and crippled on a foreign beach.

Maybe even more amazingly. The French hadn't come to laugh at mortally injured English children but to help!;-)

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After introducing himself in almost accent-less English, calm and cool as you like, he began a discussion in flawless French with the couple.

Seems I'd stood on a fish who hides under sand and shoots a poison dart when attacked, that I'd be in some pain for a few hours and my leg would be dead for a few days but we shouldn't worry. Speedy Gon.. I mean, the Spanish man piped up again and to our astonishment the German again translated. Spaniard was a Dr and advised us what to do next.

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The Spanish man was of no help at all. He just stood there, scratching his head and every now and again blurting out something or other which sounded like phrases from Speedy Gonzales.

Not a second too soon along walked my Germanic hero.

On the beaches of Europe, there are but two types of Germans. The first are middle aged, loud, balding fellers, pot bellies and as wide as tall.

The other half look like their names are entered in a "Europe's coolest men and women" poll somewhere.

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Writhing in agony, and really scared! I had no idea what happened, I only knew I felt pain I had never before experienced and could no longer feel or move my leg. Was I to be forever paralysed?? I had no idea.

My parents shared my fear but were probably calmed a little by the French who seemed to know what happened and didn't seem particularly worried. Maybe they were just happy to see English in pain though, we couldn't be sure! International sign language was getting us nowhere.

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When 11/12 my parents and I went on holiday to France.

I was playing in the sea one day when a sudden, terrible pain shot up my leg.

After much struggle, I eventually managed to drag myself out of the water, onto the beach.

A young French couple reached me before my parents, they were followed by a middle aged Spaniard. Being typical Englanders, we only speak (pidgin) English. The French and Spaniard could only speak their own tongue, too.

This, of course, was a problem.

[cont..]

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@zeez3000 Are showing off your French?

Everyone knows German folk (or Deutsch volk. See! We Brits aren't completely ignorant of other languages!! ;-) are able to speak every language and dialect on the continent.

I'll explain why I'm so amazed about German people's language skills next (why I'd do such a thing on a forum for a PJ Harvey interview, God (or "Gott") See!? I told you! Hmm. I wonder if I could be the first multi-lingual Briton to ever exist!) only knows.

No room left.

[zeez3000]

Tres bien - Merci :)