Discussion / English language and culture

I think we all agree that the English language became an important aspect in nearly every country and my home country is not an exception. Actually I can talk about two countries, Germany and France, because I grow up in both. In France, most people, especially the old ones, want to ignore the english language and culture. They think that French, "the language of the humans rights" is the best one and that they don't need to learn English. Most are really patriotic and also focus on their own culture. But now the new generation changed, young people think it is "cool" to know some english words and american culture and more and more people admit that English became an important language and can have some advantages, especially in work opportunities . It is similar to young people in Germany. But I have to admit, Germans are, in my opinion, more open minded and accept more easily the growth of the English language.

To summarise, even if some countries don't accept the "English Impact", it is very hard to ignore it and the American culture has big impacts in nearly all countries, even in France.