Re: Real Euro Vision
- From: randy.mcdonald@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 18:27:41 -0700
On Jul 16, 4:19 pm, "santak...@xxxxxxxxx" <santak...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Jul 16, 3:55 pm, Vladimir Makarenko <makar...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
[deletia]
Regarding religion, Christianity is viewed by all respondents as likely
to remain dominant in Europe. Just over 50 percent of Germans, Italians
and Spanish share this view, as do about one-third of Britons, French
and Americans. But Islam came second in Germany, Britain, and, most
strongly, France, where 22 percent said it was likely to be the most
widely practiced religion in Europe in 2057.
Nonsense question. What does 'practiced' mean? And so what?
if we're talking about the numbers of people of Muslim background
surpassing the numbers of people of Christian background, that's
profoundly silly. If we're talking about people who actually go to
church (or mosque, or synagogue, or temple) that might be different--
if, by 2020, people of Muslim background make up 20% of the French
population, but (say) one-third regularly attend Friday services while
one-tenth of non-Muslims do the same, that could explain it. That one-
third figure substantially overestimates existing levels of practice,
though.
Finally, in a response likely to ruffle feathers in Paris, Berlin,
Madrid, and Rome, respondents overwhelmingly agreed that English would
be the language most widely spoken in Europe 50 years from now. That
view was shared by the French (71 percent), the Germans (73 percent),
the Spanish (76 percent), the Italians (81 percent), and, of course, the
British (83 percent).
Another nonsense question. What does 'widely spoken' mean? I don't
see the situation being any different in 2057 than it is now.
As a lingua franca, certainly, but not as an exclusive language.
National languages in Europe have generally preserved their positions,
and other major languages apart from English (Spanish, French, and
German make my shortlist) are also lingua francas in their own areas
of use.
Later,
Randy
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