Today afternoon we have to go and feed our friend's cat. Also another friend of mine just came to the UK for a short visit, so I am gonna have to contact him and find out whether he is gonna make it to visit us over here on the East. 

On Saturday we have badminton again, but our attendance depends on my friend's visit. I would love to have them both :)

Yesterday Mrs. Smith went to a Polish hairdresser who did not speak a word in English or any language other than Polish. Mrs. Smith was prepared already with a note written in Polish to let her know how she wanted her hair, however it made me wonder.

This hairdresser was living in the UK over 2-3 years. How the HELL you don't speak ANY English after that time? Don't get me wrong, I have Hungarian friends whose English is disappointing, but still at least they do speak on a very low level. But this lady did not speak any. Disappointing. For me it seems natural if you go to a country, you try to speak at least the bare minimum in their own language. 

When we lived in Prague, even though we did not go to language courses, still learnt the basics in Czech, despite of the fact that with speaking English only you could live your life there easily. 

Some of my friends makes me angry as well, because there are some of them who technically REFUSE to learn the language. They pretend like they are not living in the UK, therefore no need to speak the language. I never understood this approach, because at least you always have to be prepared for the worst. What if an emergency would require you to speak English? What if your life depends on it? I wouldn't be that stupid to minimize my chance of survival just because I don't want to learn a foreign language.

Also, there are people from Hungary who believe, they can come here and get the same job they did in Hungary, however their English is pretty basic. How the heck do you think you can be accepted for the same high position without speaking the language on a good level? Wake up guys!