Hello everyone. This is Jimmy from Beijing, China. I am glad to join this big family.
Welcome Jimmy, what equipment do you use?
Welcome, friend.
Hey, welcome! Do you speak / write English?
American privilege is mono language.... So many of us are limited to one language.
Thanks,
Nate
So many of us are limited to one language.
One of the great failings of our educational system. Many of the visitors I encounter from other countries (often bands from abroad) count English among multiple languages they can use.
One might point out that if everyone knows English, it makes little sense to learn a hundred other languages. One example is Switzerland, where they learn 4 or 5 languages early on because they must. It isn't based on an educational benefit.
Long ago, when I was going to school, they taught Spanish, as it is the defacto second language of the US. Also, it allowed you to navigate all of the hemisphere. Now, in a business setting, it isn't really needed. Everyone speaks English. This is not jingoistic (not asserting cultural superiority here), it is actually freeing, as it also allows for a single common language from all sorts of countries to communicate. English is not the lingua franca due to some superiority of the language, it is simply what has happened.
French makes sense if you travel to Asia or Africa, but learning all the different languages (and it isn't like there is just one language called "Chinese") would be a process that would be futile. Even learning Mandarin would be limited to certain parts of China, although I suppose it is becoming a lingua franca all its own.
Anyway off topic...as usual for me.
Welcome to the surveyor from China!
@dmyhill Thank you, sir. It is a good thing that we have a common language to communicate, or the efficiency of communication would be low. I agree with you that it is futile to learn lots of foreign languages unless required by the job. To be an expert in one or two things would be good enough. Energy and time is limited for everyone.
Best regards!
@bill93 I am impressed by the creative minds of the American people. I think that is a great success. Speaking one language has a great advantage, that is communication is made much easier.
@nate-the-surveyor Hello Nate, Yes, I can speak/write English.
It is a good thing that I can improve my English here.
Sorry for the late reply.
Best regards!
Jimmy
Welcome!
