Comments by "S" (@user-no2mz9hl4f) on "Italy Aims to Ban The Use of English. Here’s How | Vantage with Palki Sharma" video.

I’m a native English speaker. I’m grateful that it happens to be the dominant world language, because it allows me a certain freedom. But it also saddens and confuses me that so many languages have mixed English in with their own languages. I’ll be listening to someone speak a language I don’t understand when suddenly, a random English word jumps out at me. I always wonder why they don’t have their own words for such things. I think it’s important for every nation to protect and preserve its unique culture. We can appreciate each other and enjoy each other’s food, customs, and language, but it’s important to have those distinctions. I also wish it were more common in my country for other languages to be taught. Sadly, they’re only taught in secondary school, and most do not gain fluency.
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