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People speaking different languages may think different, but most of their thoughts are lost because they can't be easily translated to English. Countries like
by tjansen 7y ago
People speaking different languages may think different, but most of their thoughts are lost because they can't be easily translated to English.
Countries like Germany and France used to have global cultural impact, but today they are almost irrelevant because their work is not easily translatable into English. When was the last time a German or French book, or movie, or song was globally relevant? How many globally relevant works did the comparatively-sized UK publish in the same time?