Online peeve du jour
Jul. 6th, 2005 08:35 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
trixtahSo, it happens on message boards, chat rooms, online gaming, forums, etc... when a few people start chatting in another language, someone always insists that they speak English. Always.
I mean, what the fuck is up with that? Why worry if someone isn't using English? What difference does it make?
Ok, it can be a bit annoying when you get in with a group, and everyone seems to be conversing in a way you can't understand. But no-one seems to bitch about in-jokes, strange acronyms and abbreviations that aren't instantly recognisable. So why the problem with different languages? I'm being charitable and assuming it's not just flat-out jingoism. Although it probably is. The capacity for people to be bigoted with no good reason continues to astound me.
I mean, what the fuck is up with that? Why worry if someone isn't using English? What difference does it make?
Ok, it can be a bit annoying when you get in with a group, and everyone seems to be conversing in a way you can't understand. But no-one seems to bitch about in-jokes, strange acronyms and abbreviations that aren't instantly recognisable. So why the problem with different languages? I'm being charitable and assuming it's not just flat-out jingoism. Although it probably is. The capacity for people to be bigoted with no good reason continues to astound me.
