A viral video of China's First Lady Peng Liyuan speaking fluent English at the UN sparked online comparisons with Melania Trump and ignited debate about language, immigration, and identity in the U.S.
      • Bristlecone@lemmy.world
        7 days

        No, of course not. Just doesn’t give you any incentive to learn good English. She has let her body and her gross ambitions speak for her, instead. Plus it’s ironic that they’re the ones that are so obsessed with people speaking English in a country that’s supposed to be a melting pot. Additionally, ironic that they they look past the fact that she was a nude model and that’s the type of person that they despise in theory

  • Fandangalo@lemmy.world
    6 days

    Screw the billionaire class. Millions/billions speak >2 languages, and we never give that enough credit.