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Old 12-06-2023, 11:14 AM   #62 (permalink)
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The English requirement is a holdover from american air traffic control located in Eurpoean countries after WW2. We had airplanes and cargo and we didn't speak whatever. Then there's the dual meaning word issue: when you hear "nein" in German, are they saying "9"or is it "nope I aint doing that"? Just easier to placate the 'Muricans.
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