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Rich and famous families teach their kids Mandarin as China's influence grows (www.abc.net.au)

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[–] Seppo@sopuli.xyz 12 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Mandarin will never be a lingua franca, no matter how influential The Chinese Empire becomes.

[–] themoken@startrek.website 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I have to agree. People like to say English is difficult because there are a million loan words and spelling/grammar have no hard and fast rules, but character based languages are on a different level of difficulty. Even if it shifted to something like pinyin for text, the subtle tone shifting and having tons of a homophones are a huge barrier to entry.

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 week ago

It won't, but it eliminates an unfair advantage in a business setting. It is amazing the shit people will say when they assume you do not understand.

[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

But it makes it seems like your trying if you can speak to your masters in their own language.