It reminds me of this anecdote [0]: "Outraged by English, Chirac storms out of summit" > After a brief introduction in French, M. Seillière, the [French] presi

It reminds me of this anecdote [0]: "Outraged by English, Chirac storms out of summit" > After a brief introduction in French, M. Seillière, the [French] president of the EU employers' federation, said he would speak in English because it was the international business language. Without saying a word, the French President left with the French foreign minister and finance minister. He only returned when the president of the European Central Bank, Jean-Claude Trichet, began speaking in French. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/outraged-by-english-chirac-storms-out-of-summit-6105786.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/outraged-by-...