Ridiculous English Skills of the new German Minister of Foreign Affairs Westerwelle

Guido Westerwelle, the new German Minister of Foreign Affairs, and his ridiculous English skills. This video was recorded before Westerwelle became Foreign Minister.

See also how arrogant he is to a BBC reporter in order to avoid talking in English: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ade64fx-tqg

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News & Politics

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• German
• Minister
• Foreign
• Affairs
• Westerwelle
• English
• Skills
• Loser
• Ridiculous
• Press
• Conference
• Language

[Tyrrrrr]

Sorry, but I don't understand, where the problem is. Why should a minister of foreign affairs know how to speak english? On diplomatic missions, he will allways have an interpreter by his side, and I think, it's very courageous, trying to speak english in a press conference, especialy if you obviously just know what you learned in school about it.

[fairgehtauch]

sorry to the world for this stupid bastard.

[globogs]

This is what we can learn! Learn english before you speak to the world!

[robinsfr]

Given I've heard a few politicians whose first language was English speaking little better, there may be other things criticize about him, but I wouldn't ridicule his English speaking (well, not unless I heard him try to say squirrel).

[B0bChorba]

@fairgehtauch That's funny!

[wranglers575]

If you can understand what he's saying then I don't see the problem.

[fairgehtauch]

english is worldlanguage. the highpaid foreigminister has to speak it perfect. otherwise a job in a factory would be better.

[juron76]

@fairgehtauch Why would you be sorry?? Because he don't speak English perfectly?? Don't be ignorant, you think that Britain's foreing affairs minister knows German???

[buchananstreet]

thilo lästerquelle !!! haha ! du depp, ich hab doch hier ( man kann es nachlesen !) vor zehn monaten dein jetziges erbärmliches schicksal vorausgesagt aber du ließest nicht von deiner arroganz, dummheit und kalten nichtssagenden schnoddrigkeit ab ! das haste jetzt davon : der peinlichste politikus seit lübke ! ja, es ist deutschland hier ! und nicht kindergarten in entenhausen !du passt in die deppen riege von kohl, lübke und filbinger und guttenberg, du vogel!

[DARR0Y]

I am american and I love the german language! I have been studying it for 3 years and it will be my 3rd language and many more to come hopefully!

And I agree with the above comment, he is GERMAN...as long as he knows GERMAN isn't that all that matters ?

[LeonSkottKennedey]

@Pastilhas123 not putting down people on welfare, but the sad thing ist many people in the lower escholahns(kannt spell that word^^) do tend to not rise or try, not blaming i do sympathize with poorer people but many also dont take advantage of opportunities, there are unfortunately many homeless people who are into drugs and any help theh atain ist used for furthering that purpose, so its not fair to put them down but it ist fair to expekt them to rise with the given opportunitys

[LeonSkottKennedey]

@Tyrrrrr you sir are more intelligent than most ^^