Comment on Why are people like my grandpa so against seeing the whole world and learning a different language?
Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 4 days ago
If he likes English so much he should move to England. America isn’t the place to live if you only want to speak English.
my_hat_stinks@programming.dev 4 days ago
The vast majority of people do speak English, but England isn’t exclusively English either. Nearly 1 in 10 people resident in England and Wales didn’t list English or Welsh as their main language in a 2021 census.
Depending on how you count you can get 12 or more indigenous languages in the UK, at least 7 of which are commonly recognised (English, Welsh, Irish, Scots, Scots Gealic, Cornish, BSL). Scotland has 4 official languages, Wales has 2, Northern Ireland’s official language is Irish and notably not English, and England has no official language. Then there’s the non-indigenous languages like Polish and Punjabi, there’s enough speakers using those are their main language to be notable.
Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 3 days ago
Yeah, but at least in England it’s the native language, so you have an excuse. There’s no excuse for not learning one of the many native languages in America