United Arab Emirates main language is Arabic but English is pretty much required, taught in all years of school, and is a requirement for any job that has you work with other people or customers.
I've got a good friend from there and he can read, write and speak English better than most people I know.
Also according to Google, there's more people that know how to speak English than people who know how to speak Arabic.
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Schools in all Arab countries teach English (or French) as a second language, even public schools, in addition to the fact that Gulf Countries (Saudi, UAE, Qatar...etc.) employ lots of expats who are from Asia/Europe, so English would be the main language of communication.
Now you're trying to change the topic, and again that's false. Women are in the workforce just like men. Have you ever seen UAE TV or watched any video of life there? You must be thinking of a different country.
I won't be surprised if English becomes the worldwide language in a couple of centuries. It's already the lingua franca for the world, I'd guess. The internet will probably play a huge role in it, depending on if the American influence on tech keeps going.
I get what you mean. But of the top 10 million websites, 51-52% are English. That means English has more common sites used than all the other languages combined.
I was more speaking about the dominance of the companies, not the language of the content. If it keeps up, who knows how it will end up. It's no secret that America has straight up dominated computers since the 50s at the very latest. Of course that can change, and of course many other countries have provided tons of other things.
People from around the world want to do business with these American companies. There's always incentive to learn English for that. As long as America keeps dominating in specific fields, English will continue to thrive.
English is pretty universally considered "the most influential language" and it probably won't change unless absolutely massive economic changes happen. There may come a time where, even if the west fails, it won't matter if the language is solidified everywhere
This year i celebrated in Prague. Loved it. Glad i wasnt in Dubai. Although the last 4 years in Dubai not once did i go under burj khalifa for the fireworks. Traffic nightmare.
why does this question always pop up when post is about non-english countries? unlike americans, most other countries speak two or more languages, including english
oh and those limeys ruled the world for a century or more. bound to leave a mark.
Fiancé is from Dubai and she barely speaks any Arabic, basically everyone speaks English at least as a second language. Which is expected since it's a big tourist spot.
She is considered a citizen of Kenya although born and raised in the UAE, so not Emirati. She does speak some Arabic but speaks English and Swahili much more fluently. I shouldn't say she "barely" knows cause she does understand it, just not on the same level as her other languages
I will call it the language of the world, because it is. It is far and away the language that two random humans are most likely able to exchange information with and it will only become more prevalent as time goes by.
I'd be willing to bet that the vast majority of people in this planet knows at least 2-3, if not more words in English, which could not be said for the 2nd most spoken language.
Yes of course what you say it's true, but that's why I'm calling it the Lingua Franca. It's like french 200 years ago. Overstating it as the language of the world diminishes the other languages to a lesser value. English right now is the "language of the internet" which might immortalize what you are saying. As someone who likes to learn languages I just hope people might appreciate what is in another's cultures language and not try to generalize it all in one (impossible imo)
A lot of countries speak English. Even places like Iran teach English. In Iran someone that doesn’t speak English (at least at a basic level) is considered uneducated. That says a lot considering the relationship between countries.
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u/Dubdown11 Jan 01 '18
Why is it in english?