Morocco & Algeria heading in that direction ( 90 million people)

Mali also now joining the Anglo sphere. ( 24 million ), the last article also adds Tunisia (12 million) to the countries going lukewarm on French.

Added to places that spoke good French at the end of WWII and we have a trend ( Damascus, Vietnam/Indochine, etc ).

Cameroon ? bordel ! Kalashnikovs

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Even the percentage of Canadians who speak French, and only French, is way way down since the 1960's. Much of this has been driven by immigration from China & Latin America.

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In France itself, The contributions of Youtube, and the internet generally, cannot be understated. Kids learn to speak perfect mid-atlantic English from being online with all their gamer buddies.
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One exception, to this trend, seems to be Egypt. Perhaps they still remember the kicking they got from Napoleon ? Perhaps also their central role as a lynchpin of the Arab language is significant for a reluctance to learn English.
Egyptian celebrities of Music & Film are, to the Arabic World, akin to the Beatles to the English-speaking World. And French ? not as influential as it is in, say, Algeria.

Edited by PalazioVecchio (16 Feb 2024 11.38am)

Eze Peasy at Anfield....

I would like a house please, I am persecuted so need English passport, I have big family can come with me yes.
I am such a cynic