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European and Arab ministers meet in Barcelona to discuss the future of Gaza and Palestine
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this post was submitted on 27 Nov 2023
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Considering the list of countries and the fact that interpreters are standard at events like this, not an issue. So how is Spain a joke again?
Edit: oh it's you again.
It seems to me that not being able to speak other languages tells you something about the level of education and breadth of knowledge of a person or at least about their open mindedness or lack of thereof.
I know most of the world is multilingual but only knowing one language isn't the sign of a lack of education.
In fact judging someone for not know how to speak another language is eliteism.
Context is important. Consider the context and re read the comments.
Like what?
I'm sure more than one of those people have issues with languages that some of the others are well versed in, and interpreters have been part of international diplomacy as long as there has been diplomacy.
The context is multicultural international relations. While it’s not impossible to have a good understanding of other cultures without learning their languages and reading relevant literature in the original language rather than a translation it’s highly unlikely.
Again, so what? Others have already pointed out that translations and interpreters work. Is english suddenly the national language of all of Europe?
It’s fine if you disagree. That counterpoint was refuted already.
Nothing has been "refuted" more than a "nu uuuuuh!"
You still haven't said what's the issue with translations or interpreters.
Oh ah, I am so high and mighty ~OP of comment above
Get over yourself. You came into this thread, stated falsehoods, people called you out. Now you are resorting to personal attacks because in the end, you are wrong and you have nothing else to prove your wrong claims.
You might also look into how international relations work if you think the language issue is the biggest.
You might want to reread my comments if you think I argued it was the biggest issue. I never said nor implied that.
Yet its all you actually referred to.
That is the topic we have been discussing. Sorry we didn’t ask for permission to deviate from your policy on how much time and what should be argued.
And here you are swinging at things that aren't there.
by your own admissions you are a living example of the Dunning–Kruger effect.
It's exactly what we have been discussing. You came in, started talking about it, and when people told you "it's not a barrier" you refused everything, wirh no reason at all. You are discussing in bad faith, with no arguments.
There are many languages, I don't think it is reasonable to expect people to be fluent in even four of them.
Indeed. but like I said this is related to open mindeness, even if you don't know the other specific culture you at least have some sense of what things that your culture hold as unquestionable truths turn out not to be for "outsiders". making extrapolations with at least a good idea of another culture you are not part of is going to give you a way more reasonable explanation than estimating another culture with 1 datapoint.