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tumblr post by seokoilua: it’s so wild to me that some people just speak english all the time… like they can’t switch it off to speak in a #real language when they need to
tumblr post by seokoilua: it’s so wild to me that some people just speak english all the time… like they can’t switch it off to speak in a #real language when they need to
There’s no shame in admitting you won’t learn a second language because you don’t have time or don’t want to.
Now calling French “some backwater dump of a language” when it has had such an immense cultural impact worldwide (including in the “most popular language”) just sounds silly.
Also, it’s okay to learn one of these “little languages” for fun. Not everything in life needs to be practical and/or min-mixed for ultimate efficiency.
I thought I did say that? Why would there be shame?
For the rest, yeah, I wanted to make fun of french. I don’t really see an issue with that either. The french seem to take their language way too seriously, and it’s fun to take them down a peg from time to time. They may have been historically relevant through a series of accidents but they aren’t that relevant today. Its kinda funny that their relevance is mostly through their historical rival taking over the planet.
At least in my life there’s always been a “why don’t these fucking Americans learn my language” vibe coming from Europe. The reason is most of the European languages are completely irrelevant and too small to matter. It’s fine to acknowledge that, just as it’s fine to learn one if you want to.