What if English is the nat'l dialect of Qatar
Do you think this thing called 'racism' in this country'll end?
Kinda had me thought about UK, Australia, and the US with English as their national language. There is no cluster of people speaking each of their local dialects, so people'll forcibly learn to speak English...and there'll be less talk of such 'hatred' towards each nationalities because people will have to comply on a system based on a common language, English. If such certain nationalites had to meet, they only have several but little occasions to do so and speak their native tongues.
...and having a certain nationality 'dominating' each places and speak their own language seems a bit of an imbalance to each of our communications to each other around here...because we are bound to live as what we have been taught in our own local languages...and we are bound to view or perceive each other according to our own local languages.
Why don't you all speak Arabic, it will be much easier to communicate. :P :) :P
Most Qataries know english since they have studied in school and this for business goals only . BUT we never can change our dialect,, it is part of our heritage.
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well said nadt,.. well said....
That's all. It helps to a good system of law implementation AND a little push of equal rights up.
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Dialect is a regional form of speech, NOT a language . For instance I am Scottish from Edinburgh , but my DIALECT is very different from say Glasgow which is only a few miles away. The use of standard English has simply been adopted internationally for business, same as say animal species are scientifically named in Latin , or Greek so that scientifically they can be recognised globally. The use of English will not replace Arabic , or its own Dialects , as this is the native languge used in the region .
You expect an Arab country to have english as its national dialect, your on drugs man. its an Arab country FFS, and english is taught at school, what more do you want. Next you will want them to throw away their thobes for jeans...get a grip man..
And FYI, in the west not everyone speaks english, well not in australia anyway, the majority do but theres still lots of minority groups who migrated when they were older and still rely on their mother tongue and interpreters to function, although with the new generation this is changing..
and each state is free to choose the language or languages used in schools
So how do they communicate one another and, at least, have a system that works fine or so, if each state is free to choose their language? Ever heard of a US state where they speak Urdu?
There are three official languages in the UK: Welsh, Irish and Scottish Gaelic
I think you were thinking of English as people who lived in England...NOT the widely-taught language.
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The original poster is just wrong.
English is not the national language of the USA. There is no national language, and each state is free to choose the language or languages used in schools. Plenty choose both English and Spanish.
There are three official languages in the UK: Welsh, Irish and Scottish Gaelic. English, strangely, is not an official language as most people feel it doesn't require special protection. In Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, local languages are protected by law, with bilingual road signs, schooling and official documents being translated.
I'm talking about every nationality that 'lives' around here. Everyone with each of such nationality's native tongues.
I, for one, is of a different nationality, and mind you I'm also trying to observe and compare and reason where such problems emanate from both my countrymen and every other nationality staying here.
Go to the English-speaking countries and see how their system works and how they can communicate one another by lessening or discreting the dominating use of each of our own nationalities' native tongues.
Good communication means good system.
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but we're talking what if their dialect is english, don't you think superiority will not reign??? remember that this is their country, therefore special priviledges still exist it is not a matter of how we let them speak their native tongue...It is still within the limits of their territory...;)
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heero_yuy2: you seem to look down on us. "Note that if any of them may have lived in the English-speaking countries, they'll find it difficult to comprehend how to survive and hence they'll stay to a nearest country where their language is dominated...and they can do anything with their dumbest way of living because he who speaks such certain language...has the power (no matter how pea brain he can be)."
You seem very pea-brained yourself, you seem like a racist who hates Qataris.
..is because we let them abide to their own native tongue.
Note that if any of them may have lived in the English-speaking countries, they'll find it difficult to comprehend how to survive and hence they'll stay to a nearest country where their language is dominated...and they can do anything with their dumbest way of living because he who speaks such certain language...has the power (no matter how pea brain he can be).
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The way they demolish the real heritage areas and replace it with new 'heritage' buildings? I don't think so.
I think there're only little to no more of such ancestral stuff around here. Maybe having an English language can help them learn more about their original culture. RED_POPE told me the last time that US've managed to give full ancestral freedom to the whole Grand Canyon for the Red Indians to live...and the system that proclaims it are English-speaking people.
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even if english would be their national language the so called 'racism' would still be there...A distinction will surface that points out the individuality of a certain nation/country...there would still be a superiority complex that would thrive....
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I do not agree that English should become the national language of Qatar. A language is the very essence of a culture. The beauty of today's world is that we see several cultures co-exit. However, it is the busines language of the world and one should learn it.
English is the language of international business. You fail to use it and you fail full stop. That's the harsh reality.
Why are English speaking people in Qatar? Business. Without them Qatar would not have an oil and gas industry.
What else is Qatar doing? Investing around the world and developing a financial hub in Doha. Who are they dealing with to do this? English speaking people.
They fail to use English, they fail.