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Re: Internet standardisation remains unilateral

2013-10-21 15:41:34
Michel

Le 21/10/2013 19:25, Michel Py a écrit :
John Day wrote:
How often do you see two non-English speakers conversing
in English because it is the only common denominator?

All the time, and that is especially true in France; the only way to do
business across Europe is English; no one speaks all of French, Spanish,
Portuguese, Italian, German, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Russian,
Polish, Romanian, Greek and yes English. The de-facto situation is that
almost everyone who steps outside their little part of the world speaks
their native language and English.

But too many French are entrenched in an anti-American culture that
refuses to learn English.

Could you elaborate on how much is "too many"?

Merci

-m