April 29th, 2010 by admin

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 when 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 and Americans arranged it so you wouldn’t have
to speak German.’

You could have heard a pin drop.