It’s not humiliating, Hugo. English is the only truly international language. It’s called “soft power”.https://twitter.com/hugorifkind/status/1093209208995151872 …
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There are 24 official EU languages. And three procedural languages (English, French, German). But, you know, facts.
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You are quite right, I did mean the working languages and I was wrong to omit German.
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Mathematics, computer coding, etc
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My 17 year old niece is currently learning to read simplified Chinese and speak Mandarin. She’s got her head screwed on that one.
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How many of our MEPs speak the other official EU language?
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What do you mean by "the other"?
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The EU has 3 ‘working languages’ - English, French and German. I asked how many of our UK MEPs speak anything other than English? Julia stated the EU only have 2 official languages which is incorrect.
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Splendid, I didn't even read her nonsense there and thus thought you were implying that there are only two working languages, but thank you for your courteous reply! Cheers!
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That's actually not the case. Many countries have voice overs for movies, so that's not a source of learning English for them.
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Quite often have a choice whether to listen in original language with subtitles . Far harder for us to access other languages.
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Good luck finding that kind of movie in France, Italy, Germany....
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Guess you don’t go to supermarkets.
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Hardly qualifies as 'having to' when you have the option to change languages....
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Oh, fuck off, Julia, you sour, greedy, stupid, lying, dickpole.
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‘English is the language of global business, which explains why EU politicians speak German and French as well.’
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There are more than two ‘official’ EU languages. English is used a lot in Brussels and elsewhere across Europe but that soft power will be reduced by Brexit.
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And the operational language of NATO, Shipping, Air & Sea navigation, The Commonwealth, medicine....etc
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