> The Internet is so much better now that everyone is on it No it's not. > You shouldn't assume English speakers on the Internet are Americans, Until fairly

> The Internet is so much better now that everyone is on it No it's not. > You shouldn't assume English speakers on the Internet are Americans, Until fairly recently, almost everyone ( not just english speakers ) were american. > For the record, by using English to make their content accessible to the global population, I have been exposed to more Chinese culture than China could ever hope. The vast majority of the global population does not speak or understand english. It's strange how people with agenda make shit up. You write like a journalist. Also, what does this have anything to do with chinese people learning english? Surely chinese people can appreciate chinese culture in their own language? > Lastly, the US was a single vote from German being the official language of this country Dumbest thing I've ever read. A simple search shows it is dumb myth. Are you even american? > it's why we have no official language now. We have no official language because all the original 13 colonies were british colonies populated predominantly by british peoples - english, scots, irish. There was no need for it because everyone spoke english. All the documents were written in english. What language do you think the declaration of independence was written in? It's remarkable how stupid some people on hacker news truly are. Imagine being stupid enough to believe 13 british colonies would get together and make german the national language. Especially when there were anti-german sentiment during the 1700s.