Blaze (he/him) to Map EnthusiastsEnglish · 3 months agoLanguages used by the speakers at the UN General Assembly, 2024files.catbox.moeexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up135arrow-down10
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minus-squareAllNewTypeFace@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agoIn Europe, having former imperial dependencies seems to be the minimum requirement for getting to use your own language at the UN.
minus-square5714@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-23 months agoAustria, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands and Sweden do not check out.
minus-squareBlaze (he/him)OPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months agoI’m actually surprised Germany and Austria did not speak German. It’s still an important language.
minus-square5714@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agoInternationalism speaks English in Germany at the moment. My guess for that is a) historical reasons and b) necessary for power display as “European” voice.
In Europe, having former imperial dependencies seems to be the minimum requirement for getting to use your own language at the UN.
Austria, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands and Sweden do not check out.
I’m actually surprised Germany and Austria did not speak German. It’s still an important language.
Internationalism speaks English in Germany at the moment. My guess for that is a) historical reasons and b) necessary for power display as “European” voice.