Friend: Did you say your daughter is taking Chinese? Me: For two years now, and she loves it! Friend: Okay, but like, how many people speak Chinese? I don't know anyone around here who does.pic.twitter.com/19TdIsS0eY
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Replying to @russellholly
Gosh, Russell. Why is she learning a skill that she enjoys when someone else doesn’t know someone who speaks it? People really should think before they speak
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Replying to @jareddipane
Setting that aside, "How many people speak Chinese?" is such a wild question to me. Like we're talking about fucking Esperanto or Klingon.
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Replying to @russellholly
RIGGHT! I mean, Chinese. Super small language. Handful of people across the globe speaking it. Definitely.
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Replying to @jareddipane @russellholly
So is Esperanto the most talked about language that nobody actually speeks or what? Esperanto is the new hype
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Replying to @Aaron_Kasten @jareddipane
They taught it at my college for a while, wonder if they still do...
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