If Europe should have a lingua franca that was NOT English, should it be French, German or Russian?

[Ruggery]

It should be Spanish simply because Spanish the easiest language to learn for all Europeans, it also doesn’t sound bad.

I don't think that Spanish is the most difficult language to learn but that it is easy for all Europeans is relative, it will be easy for a French, Italian or even English, but for a Swedish, a German, or a Pole I don't think so. be so easy

[Östsvensk]

I see only way of settling the question. Everyone should be as polyglot as Indiana Jones:

[Nurzat]

we should all learn Chinese, Korean or Japanese, honestly

[PhenotypeMaster]

we should all learn Chinese, Korean or Japanese, honestly

Those countries are already very familiar with English, so no need.

[Creoda]

You don't choose the lingua franca, it chooses you. The only way English will be surpassed as the lingua franca is the collapse of the West or cultural conquest by an alien force, either the Chinese or Muslims, enforcing Arabic. But with the Chinese you get the sense they don't even really want foreigners to speak their language, that they'd be happy to let their Western slaves keep communicating in English while they talk ching chong above their heads. The 3rd long shot alternative would be Spanish becoming the dominant language of the US, and the lingua franca by extension of continued US cultural domination. But it would probably be some mongrelised Spanglish instead, and US hegemony would be even more unlikely at that point. I suppose Russian would also be in the discussion if they are still standing after the West falls.

[Tooting Carmen]

Those countries are already very familiar with English, so no need.

They aren't actually - especially outside their big cities, the level of English in them is actually pretty low.

[Ruggery]

You don't choose the lingua franca, it chooses you. The only way English will be surpassed as the lingua franca is the collapse of the West or cultural conquest by an alien force, either the Chinese or Muslims, enforcing Arabic. But with the Chinese you get the sense they don't even really want foreigners to speak their language, that they'd be happy to let their Western slaves keep communicating in English while they talk ching chong above their heads. The 3rd long shot alternative would be Spanish becoming the dominant language of the US, and the lingua franca by extension of continued US cultural domination. But it would probably be some mongrelised Spanglish instead, and US hegemony would be even more unlikely at that point. I suppose Russian would also be in the discussion if they are still standing after the West falls.

Do you really see that as a possibility?I think that this would be more possible in the event that Spain is a world economic power in Europe, it would help a lot. Like the UK, it helps a lot with English in Europe and Asia.

[Creoda]

Do you really see that as a possibility?

Not really, but these are the only options that are even theoretically possible to dislodge English.

[TheMaestro]

fixed, Polish

[Chron]

None of the above, the correct answer is Latin