> 6. English must be used at all times.
Many members of this community come from different parts of this planet and speak many tongues. Furthermore, many players, like myself, speak more than one language. I personally speak French (and Italian), and it saddens me I can't speak French with other players without a moderator quickly pasting rule 6 in the chat. I understand that the intent is for English-only speakers to not be discluded from discussions, and also to prevent trash talking in foreign languages. However, players already trash talk each other in English so foreign language trash talking isn't really an issue. Furthermore, translation tools are easily accessible if anyone wants to understand foreign languages.
~80% of Americans speak only English. A common view amongst Americans is "why doesn't the rest of the world just learn English, lol." However, a common view amongst the rest of the world is "Americans are so dumb, they can't speak any foreign languages. They can't even speak English well." Considering that with the expansion of technology, the world is simply becoming more multicultural. Most Americans have bumped to Gangnam Style or Despacito at some point in their life. Lastly, some idioms or phrases perfectly explain a situation, yet a translation equivalent simply does not do justice to a speaker. Consider, "Elvis has left the building," you simply can't say that in another language and have the same emphasis one would have in English. Likewise, phrases exist in foreign languages that an English translation simply does not do justice.
I would really like to enjoy speaking French with French-speaking Canadians, or read Norsk from Chernobyl, or read Arabic from Legend, and so on.
Many members of this community come from different parts of this planet and speak many tongues. Furthermore, many players, like myself, speak more than one language. I personally speak French (and Italian), and it saddens me I can't speak French with other players without a moderator quickly pasting rule 6 in the chat. I understand that the intent is for English-only speakers to not be discluded from discussions, and also to prevent trash talking in foreign languages. However, players already trash talk each other in English so foreign language trash talking isn't really an issue. Furthermore, translation tools are easily accessible if anyone wants to understand foreign languages.
~80% of Americans speak only English. A common view amongst Americans is "why doesn't the rest of the world just learn English, lol." However, a common view amongst the rest of the world is "Americans are so dumb, they can't speak any foreign languages. They can't even speak English well." Considering that with the expansion of technology, the world is simply becoming more multicultural. Most Americans have bumped to Gangnam Style or Despacito at some point in their life. Lastly, some idioms or phrases perfectly explain a situation, yet a translation equivalent simply does not do justice to a speaker. Consider, "Elvis has left the building," you simply can't say that in another language and have the same emphasis one would have in English. Likewise, phrases exist in foreign languages that an English translation simply does not do justice.
I would really like to enjoy speaking French with French-speaking Canadians, or read Norsk from Chernobyl, or read Arabic from Legend, and so on.
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