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> introduce English as main language of schooling Good idea - wrong language. English would make EU less European. German would be a better choice, or French o
by Dah00n 2y ago
> introduce English as main language of schooling
Good idea - wrong language. English would make EU less European. German would be a better choice, or French or <inset an actual EU language>. Not that I believe in the idea.
- sealeck 2y agoEnglish is the language spoken by the broadest base of people in the EU, and since Brexit lacks the kind of partisan status that e.g. French or German would have.
- miningape 2y agoAt least in the wealthier western European countries, English is already a mandatory subject from a young age. It of course varies by country, but for example Danes are learning English by age 10, followed by German/French/Spanish by age 13.
- ninalanyon 2y agoEnglish is taught in Norway from the the first year at school at age five or six.
- blibble 2y agoEnglish was European before the EU existed and will still be after it is gone the EU tries very hard to conflate itself with "Europe", but it is not Europe it is a political entity that happens to be based in Europe, and one that does not even represent a majority of the European population it does not get to decide what is and what is not European
- Zanfa 2y agoEnglish is still the most widely spoken foreign language in the EU. And with UK out, it would be an almost neutral choice for a common language.
- rangestransform 2y agoWell it should be English or Mandarin Chinese depending on which superpower they want to hitch their wagon to and trade the most with I would even go as far as to say that whichever superpower language they pick should also be used additionally for legal contracts and government work
- sealeck 2y agoHow many people in the EU speak English, and how many speak Mandarin??
- mapt 2y agoAfter Brexit, English is as neutral of a national language for the EU as Esperanto but starts with 10,000x better adoption.