[RichardG]

yeah i guess but i don't understand how people can bare to live somewhere when they can't communicate with the people around them. like, i really want to live in asia but the language barrier would irritate me too much.

[Jamie89]

Originally Posted by RichardG

yeah i guess but i don't understand how people can bare to live somewhere when they can't communicate with the people around them. like, i really want to live in asia but the language barrier would irritate me too much.

Same for me, I was on the bus today and there was a foreign guy trying to ask the bus driver a question but his English was so bad the driver couldn't help him (I couldn't understand what he was asking either), it's just little things like that that must be really difficult day to day (and so of course the big things would be even worse) so I don't think I could do it myself. People make their own choices though and I don't think it should be forced onto anyone.

I actually think there should be a universal language anyway, I don't know exactly how it would come about but if you think about it the only reason we have different languages in the first place is because we weren't able to travel to each others countries. I think one day the idea of different people in the world speaking different languages will seem archaic.

[Withano]

Originally Posted by Sleighmie

Same for me, I was on the bus today and there was a foreign guy trying to ask the bus driver a question but his English was so bad the driver couldn't help him (I couldn't understand what he was asking either), it's just little things like that that must be really difficult day to day (and so of course the big things would be even worse) so I don't think I could do it myself. People make their own choices though and I don't think it should be forced onto anyone.

I actually think there should be a universal language anyway, I don't know exactly how it would come about but if you think about it the only reason we have different languages in the first place is because we weren't able to travel to each others countries. I think one day the idea of different people in the world speaking different languages will seem archaic.

I think people all over the world should learn Lojban. Although I guess theres not many Lojban teachers about!

[Jamie89]

Originally Posted by Withano

I think people all over the world should learn Lojban. Although I guess theres not many Lojban teachers about!

I'd never heard of it but it does sound interesting! It's not the catchiest of names but I'm here for it anyway