How'd you react if English replaced your country's native language as the official language?

[Italicus]

Curiously, I find that PRs (much like the Quebecois too) are quite protective of their language's pre-eminence against English. The periodic attempts there have been to supplant Spanish with English in the PR education system usually result in a massive outcry and protests.

As it should be. Language must be protected at all costs.

[Italicus]

I think it would be a positive.

[coolfrenchguy]

I find your complain pretty gross considering how little of Americans can speak any foreign language.

normally they should been able to speak french before spanish

[Tooting Carmen]

normally they should been able to speak french before spanish

Until 1968, French rather than Spanish was the main foreign language taught in the US.

[coolfrenchguy]

Until 1968, French rather than Spanish was the main foreign language taught in the US.

yes for ex john malkovich is able to speak french and to play in french in a french made movie,but the best one is jodie foster,the most francophile one ,playing in a french made movie ,A Very Long Engagement

[Loxie]

Sadly this is already slowly happening in Latvia. Some young people even speak English among themselves. Many already think in English. I have to confess, I think in English most of the time.

[tropicalslavic]

Czech people are so self-hating, so desperate to remove themselves from the Slavic and Eastern European origins which are their reality, that most of them (especially Bohemians and Prague "people") would agree to this in a heartbeat. They'd be even more enthusiastic if we were talking about German instead of English.

I'd be disappointed but not surprised.

[Tooting Carmen]

Czech people are so self-hating, so desperate to remove themselves from the Slavic and Eastern European origins which are their reality, that most of them (especially Bohemians and Prague "people") would agree to this in a heartbeat. They'd be even more enthusiastic if we were talking about German instead of English.

Seriously?

[Tooting Carmen]

Sadly this is already slowly happening in Latvia. Some young people even speak English among themselves. Many already think in English. I have to confess, I think in English most of the time.

Is that at least in part a reaction against Russia(n)?

[tropicalslavic]

Seriously?

I am being a bit hyperbolic, but I'm talking about a real phenomenon.

In the Czech Republic, populations that are more rural and/or eastern (Moravian) typically identify with their Slavic heritage, and they will be more conservative and patriotic on average.

Populations that are more urban and/or western (Bohemian) have this really bizarre obsession with being secretly German. Many of them will tell you they have a German grandpa, that their family used to speak German, etc. and honestly it's about as realistic as the Americans with their Cherokee princess grandmas. They will really stress the few things we have in common with Germans, like cookie recipes and some slang we have from their language, as some sort of proof of a kinship that quite frankly doesn't really exist.

Online, you're more likely to encounter the second type of person. They really look up to anything Western, but especially German, and desperately want to prove that they are similar to German, British, French, etc. people.

Although worldwide, it's not exactly uncommon for everyone to look up to Western Europeans and Americans and to wish to be like them, even sacrificing their actual cultural heritage to accomplish this. It's just more frustrating when it's your own people doing it. Lol