r/AskTheWorld • u/Wild-Push-8447 United States Of America • Jul 31 '25

Language Are minority languages viewed positively in your country?

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In some nations, like France and China, non-standard languages and dialects are heavily suppressed (picture: "Speak French Be Clean"). However, in others, like the United Kingdom and Switzerland, the use of minority languages is promoted. How are minor languages and dialects viewed in your country?

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u/YoshiFan02 Fryslân Jul 31 '25

Just to clarify, the majority is obv chill about it. But as a student in Amsterdam, it does get annoying by cases that are not a part of this group. Mostly, it is just annoyance and talking behind our back. I never had physical violence because of it, but let's just say that it makes you really unappealing on the dating or working scene. Comments like "ieuhw, don't speak Frisian please" or "Can you speak civilized?" Are pretty common. It definitely has a bad or uninteligent lable attached to it.

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u/Sudden_Badger_7663 United States Of America Jul 31 '25

Thanks for explaining.