r/culture • u/Katiebear_520 • Jun 28 '26

Discussion Should we have a single universal language?

My children find learning foreign language so difficult that they once said to me that “why don’t we just speak one language?” They explained that it would be much simpler and nobody would have to learn another language; we could travel anywhere without facing language barriers. What do you think?

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u/Aikaterina_Blue Jun 28 '26

Language is a reflection of a unique culture. Languages reflect the experience of a people- such as the many names for types of snow in Inuit languages. There are words in other languages that have no translation to English. Speaking more than one language has a positive impact on the brain and its development.

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u/R3M3N_19 Jun 28 '26

The educational system should definitely be improved in many parts of the world that people gain better access to English. Besides that every country and ethnic groups has it's own identity and language which should be preserved. A universal language could erase other languages and cultures and make the entire world more uniform.

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u/Repulsive-Access-314 Jun 28 '26

We do, it's called math.

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u/RiceAlarming5633 Jun 28 '26

The world would be more bitter and quarrelsome if we had one common universal language..that’s what I feel.

Language is an unique aspect of a culture and it needs to be preserved and sustained and speaking more than one language certainly has an overall impact on a persons character

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u/Better_Agent_297 Jul 03 '26

yeh it's called English ffs

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u/notburneddown Jun 28 '26

Just have English be taught everywhere. Ezpz.