Silly for not thinking and knowing Esperanto
This is second time to talk about this silly leader. Of course, the link article is not of him but more on the Europeans.
If they knew that using Esperanto as a common language, they would not only save cost but also can boost the European languages to the language lovers.
With the propaedeutic effects of Esperanto, many language lovers can learn other languages faster and more interesting.
Don't your know that English is dying off soon and reincarnate into Panglish ?
Don't stay in the office and walk out into the streets and see how many people in Europe or in Asia can speak English proficiency. Just a walk would give you the idea, your silly talk is worth a slap on your face.
But how realistic is it? To an extent, it would just confirm a trend already taking place. Since the "big bang" of eastern European enlargement in 2004, the use of French has declined in conference meetings – and German is these days an "official language" on paper only. Documents in the European parliament are only translated into relevant languages: there are no transcripts on common fisheries policies in Czech, for example.
In these austere times, national governments are eager to trim the EU budget, which is one reason why a recent speech by the German president was welcomed with such enthusiasm. In a keynote speech on the future of European integration in February, Joachim Gauck suggested English should become the EU's official language: "It is true to say that young people are growing up with English as the lingua franca. However, I feel that we should not simply let things take their course when it comes to linguistic integration." It was music to the ears of federalists and fiscal hawks: with English spoken in the corridors of Brussels, the EU would become more streamlined and more efficient.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/24/europa-english-official-language-eu
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