> Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:32:39 +0800 > From: Mark Tinka <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LUG] Learning and mastering > programming/development the > Open Source way... > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > On Wednesday, January 18, 2012 05:39:12 PM Robert Muwanga > wrote: > > > The English barrier problem may soon not be a problem > > anymore with regards to China at least > > http://abcnews.go.com/WN/China/china-pushes-english-langu > > age/story?id=12154435 > > In my experience, English is several parts of Asia is a real > > problem when compared to Africa. > > Asia still have a very long way to go re: English. However, > > the majority of them are just happy the way they are because > > all their infrastructure, cars, control units, laptops, > books, logistics, radio programming, Tv programming, e.t.c., > > are very well represented in their native languages, > minimizing the importance for English from that > perspective. > > As it were, while English is necessary for international > trading, it is less so for developing internally (Japan and > > Taiwan are excellent cases), as I have seen around Asia. > > Mark.
I don't know much about the far East but it seems nature was on their side. Japan is virtually a one-language society and then they have those characters they write with, kanji is it? I am told they can say more in a twitter statement than most people in English would without reaching that character limit. Somehow even those 4 language technical manuals back then had less pages for the Japanese section. There must be advantages there. regards Joachim _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way.
