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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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 Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 4:57 pm Post subject: Asian Law Conference in English |
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| My friend is taking part in an international legal conference for Asian nations. The working language is English. There's just something a little weird about that. Is using English as a lingua franca between Asian nations less national pride emasculating than, say, adopting Mandarin as the linqua franca of Asian trade and diplomacy? |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 5:44 pm Post subject: Re: Asian Law Conference in English |
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It's a pretty normal compromise. Don't you think anyone would object of they all had to learn Mandarin? The Japanese would certainly demand everyone learn Japanese instead.
This is why we're here. |
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