I think you're making a really interesting point and question. In the United States, we learn other languages in school and I think 98% people forget everything they learned. I'm including myself there, too, since I learned Italian for about 7 years and haven't really used it since.
Perhaps there's less of a stigma though when it comes to not knowing another language in the States, since everyone speaks the language. Also, I would think it becomes a non-issue for most people/companies since just about everyone knows English.
I think it's great to write documentation/articles/have conversations in your native language about programming, but perhaps it does disconnect your fellow citizens from engaging with other software.
In the United States, we learn other languages in school and I think 98% people forget everything they learned. I'm including myself there, too, since I learned Italian for about 7 years and haven't really used it since.
Interesting. I've had a personal assumption that young people in the U.S. have good skills on Spanish/Italian. Maybe I've been watching NCIS too much? 🤔
Perhaps there's less of a stigma though when it comes to not knowing another language in the States, since everyone speaks the language. Also, I would think it becomes a non-issue for most people/companies since just about everyone knows English.
Stigma is a very good word to discuss about this issue. I was born in Japan, but I've grown up in China and Singapore. I felt like they take the 2nd language very seriously. In my elementary school, 90%+ of teachers could speak both English and Chinese. They even said "That's normal."
I think it's great to write documentation/articles/have conversations in your native language about programming, but perhaps it does disconnect your fellow citizens from engaging with other software.
I think the most famous scene at where this 'disconnect' being mentioned was the session called "Japan: A Forgotten Power?" on Davos Debate, World Economic Forum, 2008.
There's a book about this session, but sadly it's written in Japanese and I couldn't find any public translations.
The session was basically saying that people won't take the issue as an issue, because they are so much comfortable inside their disconnected community.
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I think you're making a really interesting point and question. In the United States, we learn other languages in school and I think 98% people forget everything they learned. I'm including myself there, too, since I learned Italian for about 7 years and haven't really used it since.
Perhaps there's less of a stigma though when it comes to not knowing another language in the States, since everyone speaks the language. Also, I would think it becomes a non-issue for most people/companies since just about everyone knows English.
I think it's great to write documentation/articles/have conversations in your native language about programming, but perhaps it does disconnect your fellow citizens from engaging with other software.
Interesting. I've had a personal assumption that young people in the U.S. have good skills on Spanish/Italian. Maybe I've been watching NCIS too much? 🤔
Stigma is a very good word to discuss about this issue. I was born in Japan, but I've grown up in China and Singapore. I felt like they take the 2nd language very seriously. In my elementary school, 90%+ of teachers could speak both English and Chinese. They even said "That's normal."
I think the most famous scene at where this 'disconnect' being mentioned was the session called "Japan: A Forgotten Power?" on Davos Debate, World Economic Forum, 2008.
There's a book about this session, but sadly it's written in Japanese and I couldn't find any public translations.
The session was basically saying that people won't take the issue as an issue, because they are so much comfortable inside their disconnected community.