Language is communication. Without language we could not express ourselves to others. I think it is important to learn languages. Similarly to how many of the Irish found it necessary to learn English so must we realize the importance of language. Language and culture do go hand in hand. It is important to look to the past and allow the future to be shaped by that, but language does not always have be a road block. Look at Europe, the continent of Europe is about the same size as our country but yet each individual countries have their own language. This could make communication very difficult as how is one supposed to understand each other when so many speak so many different languages? However, Europeans have found a solution to this problem, learn two languages or even three. I found that while traveling through Europe that when someone is unsure as to the language you speak they resort to speaking English. This does not mean the person will not resort back to another language if they both understand it. It just provides another link between people.
If every county in Europe were to keep its own language and refuse to learn others, could you imagine how difficult it would be to get anything done there? No one would understand each other and so how could they form a European Union like they have? Learning new languages does not mean that you lose the old, it just allows you to continue into the future.
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I agree with you. It is always something that I've wondered about though. Most people in Europe do know at least 2 or 3 languages, sometimes even more. I always wondered how it would be though if we did that here in the U.S. I think more people are starting to do that here because people are traveling more and so many people are immigrating to the U.S. But I wonder how it would be if I grew up knowing 3 different languages.
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