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A huge effort, yes -- but probably worthwhile. You might be surprised about the number of non-english speakers; I know I was when visiting Italy and Portugal th
by JosephRedfern 9y ago
A huge effort, yes -- but probably worthwhile. You might be surprised about the number of non-english speakers; I know I was when visiting Italy and Portugal this summer (especially Italy). I suspect that we tend to live in "language bubbles".
- jstimpfle 9y agoYes, that will be true in general... In computer literate circles (like the ones browsing debian.org) there won't be many non English speakers, though.
- squarefoot 9y ago"You might be surprised about the number of non-english speakers; I know I was when visiting Italy and Portugal this summer (especially Italy)." As an Italian I have to agree with you; for us old timers it wasn't easy as English didn't become the official 2nd language over here until some decades ago. Both my parents and most relatives as an example knew some French but next to no English, so I had to learn it for myself. Luckily newer generations are getting much better integrated with the rest of the world language-wise; should you visit Italy again and need directions, asking to people in their 20s or 30s will probably be more effective.
- Yuioup 9y agoEnglish is an official language in Italy?
- squarefoot 9y agoHa, sorry, that was a stretched interpretation of the term official from me, I meant it's the second modern language kids study at most schools.