languages

[The Ozzman]

I know very little French from my 7-8-9-10 grade. I believe that learning Chinese is a waste of time.

China is going to be the next superpower.

I eventually want to learn either German or Russian.

 

[sevag00]

China is going to be the next superpower.

When? 50 years later. I'll be dead by then.

 

[Blind Guardian]

In around 20 years they´ll surely be the most powerful country in the world.

 

[cookiecutter]

That's unlikely, but learning Chinese certainly isn't a waste of time

 

[waif]

I know very little French from my 7-8-9-10 grade. I believe that learning Chinese is a waste of time.

Chinese is the second most spoken language in the world, after English. China is rapidly becoming the most powerful nation on earth. There's billions of the fuckers. Also, why do you think you'll be dead in 50 years?

Anyhow, when they take over, I'll be appointed overseer in the mines, while you'll just be a slave.

 

[cookiecutter]

Chinese is the second most spoken language in the world, after English. China is rapidly becoming the most powerful nation on earth. There's billions of the fuckers. Also, why do you think you'll be dead in 50 years?

Anyhow, when they take over, I'll be appointed overseer in the mines, while you'll just be a slave.

Mandarin is actually the most spoken language

 

[The Ozzman]

That's unlikely, but learning Chinese certainly isn't a waste of time

Actually, it probably is likely

 

[cookiecutter]

I recently read an article where they discussed how they recently recalculated GDP and purchasing parity and as a result China's GDP dropped by 40% making it unlikely to surpass the United States economically any time soon. I'll try to find it but I think it was the New York times.

 

[waif]

Mandarin is actually the most spoken language

I'm pretty sure it's still English.

I recently read an article where they discussed how they recently recalculated GDP and purchasing parity and as a result China's GDP dropped by 40% making it unlikely to surpass the United States economically any time soon. I'll try to find it but I think it was the New York times.

Well, let's see...the US is moving down at a decent clip, and China's coming up, so I think we'll meet them in the middle.

 

[The Ozzman]

Yeah, I'd really like to read that

 

[cookiecutter]

I'm pretty sure it's still English.

Sorry broseph but you're wrong. Google "most spoken language".

EDIT: Ozzman here is the article from the LA Times

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/sunday/commentary/la-op-mead30dec30,0,1035099.story

 

[waif]

http://www.krysstal.com/spoken.html
oh shit
But that doesn't count the zillions of people who speak it as a second language, which includes pretty much everyone in china.

 

[The Heartbreak Kid]

I'm pretty sure it's still English.

As a first language Mandarin Chinese is the most spoken.

 

[waif]

yeah. but more people are fluent in English than in Mandarin.

 

[cookiecutter]

I doubt that is true consider native speakers of Mandarin are over a billion. I don't think most people in China speak English fluently.

 

[waif]

They all learn it in school. In 20 years almost everyone in china will be fluent.

 

[The Ozzman]

Sorry broseph but you're wrong. Google "most spoken language".

EDIT: Ozzman here is the article from the LA Times

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/sunday/commentary/la-op-mead30dec30,0,1035099.story

That is eye-opening. Thanks for that.

 

[waif]

Not too be an idiot, but it is kinda confusing about the middle class...

"I thought I was reasonably well off, but it turns out that my house isn't very nice and my bank account is smaller than it was yesterday. Curse those economists!"

 

[Blind Guardian]

I'm pretty sure it's still English.

No it isn´t,in fact even Spanish is more spoken than English.

 

[waif]

No.