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[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 8 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

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.

[–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 weeks ago

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

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