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Originally Posted by xoxoxobruce
No, I want to clear up the confusion by not issuing licenses to people that can't read the goddamn signs or rules.
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I agree with this. Whether or not you can read or speak English doesn't bother me usually but once you get into a car you are putting everyone else in danger if you cannot read the signs. This doesn't mean to have to be fluent, just that you can read the signs (for example, having dead end on a stop sign and knowing that it says dead end).
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Originally Posted by toymented
Would there be a benefit? Even with all speaking the same technical language, do we really understand or care to understand one another?
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Yes, it would save over a million dollars (or billion, I forget which one) a year for the UN and it will make discussions a lot easier to understand and we won't misinterpret each other. It will make things go a lot smoother even if we choose not to look from their viewpoints.
The language would also be good for civilians too. I won't have to worry about learning a native language if I travel when I can just speak an international language. We are already connected as a planet, we should have an international language as well.