Europe Démocratie Espéranto sur France3 Alsace 13 05 09

Reportage de France 3 Alsace sur la liste Europe Démocratie Espéranto (EDE), présent au scrutin européen du 07 juin 2009. Le XXIème siècle est celui de tous les défis. EDE répond à une question de fond: comment permettre la création d'un espace public européen dans lequel les citoyens puissent débattre sur un pied d'égalité des questions qui les concernent? Permettre aux citoyens de se parler, c'est donner à l'Europe les moyens d'avancer. EDE sera présent au scrutin européen du 07 juin. Pour plus d'informations www.europe2009.fr

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[soloasdubh]

naturally different people are going to find certain languages easier to learn than others; spanish people find english easier to learn than german because of a great deal of shared vocabulary, but dutch people find english easier to learn than italian because of grammar and vocab. generally however, it is acknowledged that english has the tendency to become exceptionally complex for learners when it comes to discussing subjects which are not 'every-day', in comparison to other big EU languages.

[oksigeno]

@deepenhancer Circular arguments are silly and I don't discuss that.

[deepenhancer]

@oksigeno English is the solution.

[oksigeno]

@deepenhancer The only real solution I know is modernize the global communication with a language that really works and respect people and not only a little elite. That was what calligraphy made many years ago, like English and another native languages make nowadays - make a mediocre patch for a few have access to global culture . When the press was invented I guess the same resistance to its adoption. I experimented the same resistance about internet years ago, or ecology, for example.

[deepenhancer]

@oksigeno So what's the solution?

[oksigeno]

@deepenhancer I am talking for exemple about my experience, because I was always the best in English in my class. Concerning the most people I know they simply studied for years for learning nothing, is ridiculous ;-)

[oksigeno]

@deepenhancer In the enterprise I work the engineers, all with many years of study and practice in many countries can handle a "conversation" too, but they actually don't speak English, they speak "Portuguenglish", like: Hélo, I spike Englis véri uél, huuuuuu... but... but.... huuuuuuuuu... I fink... I fink I spike englis uél... huuuuuuu...

(Thanks Google Translator for help me in this little comment. Without you I could not handle this -- yes, I studed for years, but...)

[deepenhancer]

@oksigeno Are you talking about yourself? About your own experience?

[oksigeno]

@deepenhancer Some of they can handle a "conversation" like a retarded 3 year old child, and after many years of study and lots of money.

[deepenhancer]

@oksigeno I don't think so. In Greece people can handle a conversation in english. Same in Malta. Only italian and spanish are hard to speak english.