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Languages ​​used by the speakers at the UN General Assembly, 2024(files.catbox.moe)

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jet@hackertalks.com
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I was trying to figure out why Myanmar spoke Mongolian, then I realized the Mongolian color and the not in the UN color were very similar

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Fonzie!@ttrpg.network
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Same for me trying to figure out why Italy would go with Portuguese.

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Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz
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The effects of colonialism can be seen quite clearly in this map. Many people used either English, French, Spanish or Portuguese, and that’s not a coincidence.

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AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space
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In Europe, having former imperial dependencies seems to be the minimum requirement for getting to use your own language at the UN.

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5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Austria, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands and Sweden do not check out.

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Blaze (he/him)@sopuli.xyzOP
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I’m actually surprised Germany and Austria did not speak German. It’s still an important language.

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bleistift2@sopuli.xyz
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Even the Holy See speaks English. Sometimes speaking the language everyone else understands is just being a decent guy.

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Fonzie!@ttrpg.network
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I’m surprised by South Korea not using Korean, and slightly surprised by Japan not using Japanese.

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