UK Foreign Secretary William Hague open letter to PM Lee

[RonRon]

I am delighted to be visiting Singapore.

I admire your country very much for its huge achievements built through sheer creativity, hard work, determination and openness.

Our countries are old friends with many values in common, but today our relationship is on an entirely different footing from the past. It is one of equal partnership where we have a great deal to learn from Singapore as well as many areas where there is potential for closer ties between our peoples and our economies.

That is what I have come to Singapore today to discuss, and I look forward to an even stronger era in our relationship. You can watch my speech about this tomorrow here www.iiss.org

William Hague

 

[RonRon]

PM Lee just met UK First Secretary of State and Foreign Secretary William Hague. Bilateral ties are in good shape.

 

[Leongsam]

PM Lee just met UK First Secretary of State and Foreign Secretary William Hague. Bilateral ties are in good shape.

Look who's sitting behind them... TRANSLATORS!!! :p

One speaks Queen's English, the other speaks_______ ????

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

Look who's sitting behind them... TRANSLATORS!!! :p

One speaks Queen's English, the other speaks_______ ????

Aussies speak Queen's English? Which planet do you hail from?

 

[singveld]

ah our old master is back to discuss trade, their gov bankrupt themselves by giving aids to terrorists and useless poms. Can you believe they gave out thousands of pounds per month to FW for housing subsidy, FW who clean street only get thousands to give to rich property owner. They also gave out free cancer drugs that cost thousand per weeks so that maybe these people can live 5 years more, with a big MAYBE. They are unable to change, because once they take away the people welfare, they are out of power. They do anything to stay in power, therefore welfare is sacred.

 

[Leongsam]

Aussies speak Queen's English?

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[singveld]

Look who's sitting behind them... TRANSLATORS!!! :p

One speaks Queen's English, the other speaks_______ ????

they are not translators, they are there to bring coffee and tea.

 

[red amoeba]

actually can the reporters stay for the entire course of the meeting or they wayang for the photos, and the security shoo the reporters out of the hall?

 

[RonRon]

Look who's sitting behind them... TRANSLATORS!!! :p

One speaks Queen's English, the other speaks_______ ????

They are the note takers

 

[pallkia]

The Opium smuggler is back to Asia!I hope they dont offer opium to us??I am ashamed of their past deeds and so many Singkees are worshipping them like gods,adopting anglo saxon names and and so on......................

 

[THE_CHANSTER]

Look who's sitting behind them... TRANSLATORS!!! :p

One speaks Queen's English, the other speaks_______ ????

They are not translators. They are note takers to ensure there is no misunderstanding or misrepresentation when the minutes of their conversation get published on WikiLeaks.

 

[bullfrog]

Not every Briton speaks Queen's English. Listen to Sean Connery (Welsh), Alex Ferguson (Scottish), and david Beckham, and you are like listening to dialects.

Look who's sitting behind them... TRANSLATORS!!! :p

One speaks Queen's English, the other speaks_______ ????

 

[THE_CHANSTER]

Not every Briton speaks Queen's English. Listen to Sean Connery (Welsh), Alex Ferguson (Scottish), and david Beckham, and you are like listening to dialects.

Sean Connery and Sir Alex Ferguson are both Scottish. David Beckham is an East Londoner who speaks with a rather dubious Cockney accent.

 

[cheowyonglee]

My salute to you Sir William Hague!!!

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[Leongsam]

Not every Briton speaks Queen's English.

Show me where I claimed anything to the contrary.

 

[Capano2121]

PM Lee just met UK First Secretary of State and Foreign Secretary William Hague. Bilateral ties are in good shape.

The english coming out of a mouth with a cock inside is very difficult to comprehend so need a translator loh!

 

[halsey02]

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Pardon the ignorant..".Look who's sitting behind them... TRANSLATORS!!! One speaks Queen's English, the other speaks_______ ????"

Singlish mah!, " Mr Hate, you ok or not today/" that is why the need translators, heard that he speak Russianm maybe he is speaking in Russian? or parseltongue? who knows?

 

[Boss_555]

I am delighted to be visiting Singapore.

I admire your country very much for its huge achievements built through sheer creativity, hard work, determination and openness.

Our countries are old friends with many values in common, but today our relationship is on an entirely different footing from the past. It is one of equal partnership where we have a great deal to learn from Singapore as well as many areas where there is potential for closer ties between our peoples and our economies.

That is what I have come to Singapore today to discuss, and I look forward to an even stronger era in our relationship. You can watch my speech about this tomorrow here www.iiss.org

William Hague

Roughly translated... I need to borrow money. How much you got?

 

[hairylee]

Look who's sitting behind them... TRANSLATORS!!! :p

One speaks Queen's English, the other speaks_______ ????

They are not translators you twit.
They are there to take notes of all their conversations.

 

[myo539]

Look who's sitting behind them... TRANSLATORS!!! :p

One speaks Queen's English, the other speaks_______ ????

They are note-takers, your twit! PM Lee is Cambridge-educated with double first-class honours. You mean the Foreign Secretary doesn't understand Queen's English - Welsh?

I understand many British don't speak Queen's English. After the EPL match, those "English" footballers do not even speak a language resembling the Queen's or news telecaster's!