Halt die Fresse, Bruder.

Nåh, det var da ikke noget problem. Nu skal du bare lære at tale dansk, tak.

Ferme ta gueule.

...and those who didn't expect a ternary joke!

And those who understand that this joke works in any base.

That's only 2 types of people, IDIOT!

English as a Lingua Franca

I bet frenchies are so salty about it

Erm. English is the world language. In science and all international bodies. Why wouldn't we use English to communicate with people from other countries when not at least one person speaks the native language of the other (yes, that happens, and then we don't speak English)?

J'aime ce moimoi!

Especialmente porque el tipo es un actor hispanohablante.

Мне также нравится этот мем!

Bruder ist einfach 3/4 von Deutschland

I used to get mad at this meme because as an american we have a worse time in school learning other languages than europeans do. But I've dropped the shame and started spanish again from almost nothing. Maybe one day I'll be fluent.

This. I appreciate everyone who has learned English, but more so than that I think having to learn it before moving to an English speaking country like mine is like expecting a baby to walk before it has been born. Take it from a half-Colombian who can't understand a word of what my mom says on the phone to family members and friends, if you want someone to learn a language, the easiest way is complete immersion into a society that speaks it.

Worst of all is any asshole who, say, goes to Mexico and thinks "because I'm an American and we are nationally owed $$ by Mexico I am entitled to be so arrogant as to think people should have to speak English when I go to Mexico on vacation". It's not just America to Mexico obviously, I could say Quebecios to Western Canada or Englishman to (insert country here) or Chinese to (insert country here) but I'm sure you get the general formula. Arrogant wealthier-than-average tourist, different culture with less material wealth, inevitable offensively bigoted comment.

In such a case, I would absolutely tell the arrogant tourist that just because they're rich and live in Nation X, does not make them entitled to being catered to, albeit with more colorful language because somehow idiots like that tend to realise they've gone too far and either apologize and stop or give one last angry quip and storm off to ragequit the conversation.

The meme feels too accusatory, but I understand that language-wise I got lucky and most people have to work up to knowing a language with critical user mass. I will never expect anyone to HAVE to speak my language for any reason.

I mean, with the specific caveat that if it's an emergency and they know some English, ANY at all, we should probably go as far as we can to speak each other's languages in a temporary pidgin until nobody is hurt or in danger. Aside from such time-sensitive situations, I'm definitely willing to learn from them as long as they acknowledge I hope they try to learn some English from me, but no obligation should be involved either way.

atleast we don't say could of and would of

Wasted my whole life learning english

Perdon no hablo español. The only frases i know are una hamburguesa con patatas fritas y una cola and perdon por llegar tardes.

Also, I’m a linguaphile and it has more words for me to play with than any other language 😁

You are definitely missing a few..

Would you really? (: Language not only is everywhere, but also determines your ability to express your thoughs and moreso also shapes them, as your conciousness is deeply comnected with language. Your whole worldview is heavily intertwined with it.

I mostly realize this, when I do have to use another language to formulate my thoughs. It just feels like constantly having a giant headache. Just like right now :} I wouldn't for anything trade the skills in my native language.

toki pona

finfine mi trovas alian esperantiston 💚

"And this is why US-centrismis such a big problem in the internet. Everybody speaks Engliah, and the United States are the biggest in terms of English speakers. And through that a situation occurs where most users are seen as Americans, unless stated otherwise"

About right?

I honestly think we need to standardize language. English is the most widely spoken langauge in the world and (nearly) anyone can speak it so it's a good contender. Most programming languages use English

#include 

int main(){
        printf("hello world!\n");

        return 0;
}

And honestly as much as it makes my heart cry to say this, American English is more efficient. After all it might be a one letter difference but why include "u" in color? If I remember correctly the "u" was dropped because adverts used to be payed per each character, and even today considering the usage of color tags in css it makes sense to drop the "u". Even if it is a small difference in terms of size, it still makes writing faster and adds up

Mon aéroglisseur est plein d'anguilles

Dutch, the language that sounds like a mix of german, english and swedish combined. Well at least when I read it.

Op Reddit zit het vol met Nederlanders, dus ik zou wel peizen dat er redelijk veel mee gemigreerd zijn naar Lemmy.

Zeg makker.

Velst je het fiets terug?

Niente cappello

Domo arigato.

Gambare!

Μη κάνεις τον κινέζο

Mi parolas iomete.

siempre hay un chileno

You can learn Dine (Navajo) on Duolingo.

Aur Bhai kya haal chaal

Nahi aisa nahi h !

.json

#!/bin/sh

cat << EOF
Type your boring english thing here
EOF

Lojban enters the chat

code? nah, we should communicate with assembler!

Однозначно славянский

Sprich Deutsch, du elendiger Englisch sprechender Hurensohn!

It's not about you personally, more about the education system in some countries versus others.

All is good, no need to change one's self to conform to what others think. All we can do is keep on trying to learn.

The meme was meant to be taken as a joke, while being a bit smug.

The title mentions programming languages, so as to widen the pool; Lemmy seems to have many that would fall under that category.

Culture wars and identity politics are just tools used to divide.

We shall come together to battle the wealthy class, as the gods have foretold.

Good luck, mate!

Δεν είμαι Έλληνας, αλλά μαθαίνω τα ελληνικά! Ήθελα να διαβάζω κείμενα στα αρχαία ελληνικά, αλλά βρήκα αυτό πολύ δύσκολο. Λοιπόν, αποφάσισα να πρώτα μάθω τα νέα ελληνικά, καί μετά να προσπαθήσω ξανά τα αρχαία.

Ναι!

Ah merde!

Mostly only people from countries where English is the main language and even there, more and more are becoming bi- or even multilingual

To cut Anglophones some slack, quite a lot of people are bilingual by knowing their native language + english because it's pretty much the de facto international language, especially in Europe. For Anglophones it just happens that their native language is english, so they don't bother with learning a new one since realistically they don't need to, whereas for others knowing english is often mandatory for jobs.

Besides that it's much easier to learn english than any other language because media and culture in english is unavoidable unless you live without internet and TV.

There is no hard wiring in the brain. It has plasticity, meaning it can adapt to new stimulus. Sure, learning a new language is easier for some than others, but that doesn't mean you should give up.