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> language / multiculturalism is exactly the basketcase PRC wants to avoid And the EU is probably on the verge of collapse, seeing as trilingualism is basical
by frenchy 5y ago
> language / multiculturalism is exactly the basketcase PRC wants to avoid
And the EU is probably on the verge of collapse, seeing as trilingualism is basically expected from anyone university educated.
- dirtyid 5y agoLess about collapse and more about progress. Having common language/culture facilitates rapid development which PRC did relative to India. Also facilitates common market and conditions for supporting national champions which EU struggles with relative to PRC. India/EU embrace multiculturalism because it has no choice, system is too weak / politics to fraught to meaningfully unify, even if they wanted to. They're not going to collapse or even stagnate, but they're also not going anywhere fast.
- sudosysgen 5y agoYou're pushing it too far. Trilingualism is expected in the EU for University educated people, which are a minority. In the Indian system not being trilingual means you are at a severe disadvantage, whereas you can do pretty well in the EU knowing only English, let alone being bilingual.
- malermeister 5y agoTrilingualism in the EU is expected for high school educated people, not university. Was educated there, we were taught the local language, English and one more language of our choice (I picked Spanish)
- zksmk 5y agoNobody is actually expected (emphasis on expected) to really know the third taught language beyond a couple phrases later in life. Many do, but it's not a universal fact. It's more common for people to know two "local" languages (living near a border) and English, than the third language taught in school.
- sudosysgen 5y agoNah. The expected level at the third language is not sufficient for you to live in it, and you will forget most of it. I took Spanish too and I now barely remember anything.