Because we all know that speaking English is the only indicator of success.
Instead of celebrating linguistic and cultural differences, let's all just conform to the expectations of our colonizers.
Of course, because we wouldn't want to risk any possible communication breakdowns when we're all serving the same corporate overlords.
Instead of celebrating linguistic and cultural differences, let's all just conform to the expectations of our colonizers. Puh-lease, who cares about speaking to the 1.5 billion other English speakers out there? Connecting with others is overrated anyway. I mean, who needs oral communication skills in a global society when you can just watch American movies with subtitles? Of course, because we wouldn't want to risk any possible communication breakdowns when we're all serving the same corporate overlords.