Keywords: 112, 999, absolutely intercultural, emergency
April 25, 2007
The latest episode of Absolutely Intercultural deals among other topics with the difficulties of communicating in a foreign language during an emergency. As I listened I thought it was incorrect to say that the emergency number in the EU is 112 as the UK has not abandoned it's traditional 999 number - another example of the British not signing up to the European project. However a little online research showed me that common sense has prevailed and that panicky continental Europeans can confidently ring 112 as both numbers are in operation in the UK. It's just that 112 has not been much publicised (probably to avoid the apopletic reaction of the europhobes).
Posted by Anne Fox
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