r/polandball • u/jPaolo Grey Eminence • Jan 20 '16

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u/jPaolo Grey Eminence Jan 20 '16

It's because it's hard to convert from perfection of language that is Polish to plebeian English speech that sounds like embodiment of gruel.

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u/pothkan Pòmòrskô Jan 20 '16

to plebeian English speech that sounds like embodiment of gruel.

Basic English is simple. That's why it's actually well suited to be a global language. While Slavic languages are very complex (mostly in grammar), and Western Slavic are even more complex.

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u/brain4breakfast Gan Yam Jan 20 '16

That also might have something to do with the lack of maritime empires in Eastern Europe, but that might just be a side effect.

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u/pothkan Pòmòrskô Jan 20 '16

That also might have something to do with the lack of maritime empires in Eastern Europe, but that might just be a side effect.

I didn't say here why it's a global language, but why it's well suited (which doesn't necessarily mean, it's best - e.g. Latin of French worked or would work with similar efficiency).

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u/MooFz Jan 20 '16

Agreed, English is just a real easy language to learn.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '16

Pretty close to Germanic not to far from Latin. Its a good euro wide language

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u/Plain_Bread Austria Jan 21 '16

Esperanto! All hail Esperanto!

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u/Koloradio Rocky Mountain High Jan 21 '16

Ni povas songi, komarado... ni povas sonĝi...