Bluddy foreigner joins

[The Mailman]

Hi,

Just introduced myself on the UK forum:
http://www.mx5ocforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=56386

but a dedicated Scottish forum might be nicer to hang about on

Cheers,
Jasper

[woulfgar]

/wave hello welcome

[kevham]

Groeten Jasper. Ik hoop u van de MX5 gemeenschap geniet.

[Colin Colin Stuart]

but a dedicated Scottish forum might be nicer to hang about on

That's what most of us have found.
Welcome Jasper!

[JML]

Hello - cloggies always welcome here

Whereabouts are you from - I spend a lot of time in Eindhoven for work.
I still haven't progressed beyond alstublieft and bedankt tho.....

[The Mailman]

Groeten Jasper. Ik hoop u van de MX5 gemeenschap geniet.

Translation machines are great eh

[The Mailman]

Hello - cloggies always welcome here

Whereabouts are you from - I spend a lot of time in Eindhoven for work.
I still haven't progressed beyond alstublieft and bedankt tho.....

I'm from what used to be a village between Rotterdam and Den Haag. What job brings you to Eindhoven? And i heard many times that learning Dutch is difficult because most Dutch folk start speaking English to foreigners even when they try to speak Dutch

[JML]

I'm in Eindhoven around 1-2 times a month.

I'm an account manager (electronics) and Philips is my customer.

Also have a few friends around NL - Amstelveen & Den Bosch amongst others.

I think everyone in Eindhoven speaks English (just as well really ) - bars, hotels, shops, taxis. Even in the snack kiosk in the railway station.

[The Mailman]

Philips, why did i think that would be it (Eindhoven is nicknamed 'Philips city'). Yeah, just about everyone in Holland under 60 speaks English and they are all too willing to do it (show-offs maybe )

[DouglasH]

Welcome Jasper

[findlay]

welcome to the forum, I think you find this a great place to enjoy the spirit of the MX5