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

[Anatolya]

Probably i couldn't react anymore lol it's such a language you never feel satisfied expressing yourself compared to your mother tongue, English words/expressions are never enough

[TheMaestro]

Me personally I would be open to it, I love English language. Although I think it would basically erase history, tradition and tie to certain countries. Some countries are based via language, many people fought for those aspects.

[Dušan]

I would not accept that, as vast majority of population.
We need to preserve our language, demographics, genetics and religion in future.

[Voskos]

If it was done by referendum, no problem. But we all know this wouldn't be the case.

[Dušan]

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

I didnt know Czechs have such inferiority complex.

[Cybele]

I'd be sad if Romanian would be replaced with English. Practically, I am able to get around in English but it would not be the same, as I grew up with a different mother tongue and I'm not thinking in English.
English is already taught in kindergartens, schools, also because of the internet exposure. And younger generations are able to understand and speak it well. I worked in a kindergarten where at 5-6 yo children could already speak well in English, they were learning it since they were 2-3 y.o.
It's obviously good to be able to speak different languages

But officially I prefer our own language, with all its dialects and uniqueness, different expressions and so on. And that in some way, it builds the sense of community.
I know that English being official language means, other languages are accepted too, but Romanian as an official language fits our country and identity better.

[Loxie]

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

Reaction to Russian? Maybe indirectly. We are blindsided by Russian language threat, and we can't see beyond that.

[Jankec]

It sounds like a nightmare.

[Jankec]

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.

It is weird. Small nations should preserve their language and culture.