What is PADI?

[Hank49]

I am proud of my English since it not my first language and if tu tiende Español y kan prata Svenska or understand what I just wrote you can call yourself intelligent and skill full to be able to Teach Diving in three different languages and be able to swap inbetween how you please!!!

And by the way, I speak five languages....English, American, Canadian, Ilonggo (a Philippine dialect) and a bit of Spanish.

 

[miketsp]

And by the way, I speak five languages....English, American, Canadian, Ilonggo (a Philippine dialect) and a bit of Spanish.

Strictly speaking I believe American and Canadian are dialects of the English language and not languages in their own right.

See the American Dialect page.

http://www.americandialect.org/

 

[Hank49]

Strictly speaking I believe American and Canadian are dialects of the English language and not languages in their own right.

See the American Dialect page.

http://www.americandialect.org/

It was a joke, my friend.

 

[jbd]

I am proud of my English since it not my first language and if tu tiende Español y kan prata Svenska or understand what I just wrote you can call yourself intelligent and skill full to be able to Teach Diving in three different languages and be able to swap inbetween how you please! If you know only missed one question and passed your IE you have met an Examiner? Do you think he pays for his Flight and Hotel himself? Do you also beleive that all the PADI offices around the world are free and the office Staff are working for free as well? You don't have to be Einstein to understand that an Organization like PADI don't have share holders or Private owners that is rolling around in Hundred dollar notes!
PADI is the world’s largest recreational diving membership organization. The membership includes dive businesses, resort facilities, academic institutions, instructor trainers, dive educators. Just let me know and I can continue with a full lecture if you like?

Javla kuksugare!!!

Hey Abyss Divers,

A few simple, straight forward questions were asked and the answers were adequately provide. No need for you to chime in with a bunch of assinine attitude.

 

[chrisch]

Strictly speaking I believe American and Canadian are dialects of the English language and not languages in their own right.

See the American Dialect page.

http://www.americandialect.org/

Kinda uh-hum maybe, like, whatever.


English??????? say what?

Ciao dudes....

Chris

 

[Mako Mark]

Hey Hank, its a good thing you DONT speak Swedish otherwise your response may have been a little less "mellow"

Abyss Diver, though I may agree with you, TONE IT DOWN, that was crossing the line even if there are few on the board that can understand it.

(sluta nu fur faen gubben! Mejor de no pelear con cerdos porque todos termine cubiertos en la mierda y los cerdos encantan esto.)

 

[miketsp]

It was a joke, my friend.

I know, anything to get you worked up on a wet Saturday afternoon.

 

[Hank49]

Hey Hank, its a good thing you DONT speak Swedish otherwise your response may have been a little less "mellow"

Hi Mark,
The only Swedish I understand is the sucking in they do when you talk to them. I guess it's like the Spanish people here saying, "ah', which means like when you tell someone something and they say, "really", in English.
Well, in posting this thread I learned about the Cronin family owning most of the shares in PADI.... What an idea they took the ball and ran with. I just remember one day when I was living on Boracay, myself and a few other instructors (German, Spanish and Korean) were sitting over a few beers asking this same thing. Who owns PADI?..how much is it worth? blah blah blah.
Thanks for all the input...even you, Abyss Diver

 

[Hank49]

I know, anything to get you worked up on a wet Saturday afternoon.

haha. Well the joke's on you. It's not raining in Belize. I think I may go dive. haha. Later, Hank

 

[Rick Inman]

Started pulling on the end of this thread... pulling...pulling... Ah ha! Here's the beginning:

I have a question. What is PADI? I mean as a company. Other than paying them every year, I know nothing about the company. Who owns it? Is it publicly traded? Hank

For one opinion, see this:
http://www.cdnn.info/editorial/padi-scuba-diver/padi-scuba-diver.html