English is the god of all languages
I studied Japanese at a language school in Tokyo recently, and it is
clear to me that English is the number one most superior language in the
world.
The students at the school came from many different countries, and there
were only a few native English speakers.
All others bow down to it, and there is little point in learning any
other language except as an obscure hobby.
And yet, the language that the class was best at speaking was English.
Everyone could speak it. Even though Japanese should have been the
language we had in common, if the class had wanted to have a complex
discussion, English would have been the best language to do it in.
We must be more arrogant in our dismissal of other languages as
primitive dialects. Other people will learn OUR language because it is
superior in status. We don't need to learn theirs.
Think about it... white people flock to Japan and Korea to teach in the
massive English teaching industry there. How many Japs and Koreans come
to the US/UK/Aust etc to teach their language. Nowhere near as many.
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