Why doesn't all the world just speak English?

[Knock-on]

[tongue in cheek] [/tongue in cheek]

[race aficionado]

Por que no me da la puta gana!

[Koz]

For everyone to speak English, everyone would have to understand English, and it is a well known fact that native English spoken by the folks from the British Isles is impossible to understand from without.

[pino]

Jamais dans la vie mon ami :

[henners88]

I fink its dead rubbish not everybody speaks English. Ya go abroad and all this silly lingo is just confusing!

[Corvettian]

Oh, are you referring to the West Germanic language which was introduced to Britain by the Angles and the Saxons (and later heavily influenced by Latin and Old Norse)...?

[gadjo_dilo]

Hey...... Why should all of us learn english when most of those whose first language is english don't bother to learn other languages?


Language helps us to express our feelings. No offence but from this point of view I don't think that english is a very rich language. But I admit it's an excellent mean of communication.

[donKey jote]

Por que no me da la puta gana!

or:
me cago en la hostia... por que no me sale de los putos huevos, coño !

[D-Type]

Actually, everyone does speak English - it's simply overlaid by a veneer of another language. All you need to do is to address a native speaking V-E-R-Y S-L-O-W-L-Y and LOUD. And you will find they understand

Serously though, I always feel ashamed at the poor language skills of us Brits in comparison to other nationalities. The only consolation is that the Americans are even more insular - not only do they expect people to speak English, they also expect them to have embraced the American way of life.

[henners88]

Hey...... Why should all of us learn english when most of those whose first language is english don't bother to learn other languages?


Language helps us to express our feelings. No offence but from this point of view I don't think that english is a very rich language. But I admit it's an excellent mean of communication.

Is much rather force everyone to have a sense of humour rather than speaking English