Popcap article on GI.biz

[Jamie Mc]

Hi guys,

There’s an article on Popcap at http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/the-popcap-plan-article

[Anonymous]

"85 per cent of Europeans don’t speak English"

wow! Is that ‘don’t’ rather or ‘can’t’. Where is that stat from?

In the large EU countries a lot of people can speak English…pretty much everyone gets taught it.

I better get into teaching English to those 500million ppl :)

[Anonymous]

In the large EU countries a lot of people can speak English…pretty much everyone gets taught it.[/quote:d73c81e520]

It seems to me a quite high rate as well, but on the other hand, being taught a subject doesn’t mean you know it :). I come from a country where people who can speak English as second language are few; a lot of factors come into play regarding this matter, the first being necessity: if you don’t have to speak/write English why bother learning? It’s usually a business/academic language, where interaction with people from other countries it’s more likely to happen.
We wouldn’t have localisation companies otherwise.

I’d like also to notice another thing: how many native English speakers learn a second language?

My two cents.

[Anonymous]

Does Irish count? :)

[Anonymous]

I’d like also to notice another thing: how many native English speakers learn a second language?

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I was "taught" French in School….Worse.Teacher.Ever.

Since then I’ve picked up Italian and I can understand Spanish. I wish I knew more French\German :/

[Anonymous]

I’d like also to notice another thing: how many native English speakers learn a second language?

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I was "taught" French in School….Worse.Teacher.Ever.

Since then I’ve picked up Italian and I can understand Spanish. I wish I knew more French\German :/[/quote:c89abe4724]

I didn’t mean that as an offence, just a thought :) I actually did French at the primary school (almost forgot everything) and a little bit of German during my undergrad. I wish I’d know more of it, together with Spanish. I’d love to learn Japanese as well, but it requires too much time at this stage.

[Anonymous]

It was taken as an offence. I love languages, Ideally I want to move elsewhere in Europe, just need to get my portfolio up to scratch.

Note to self: Stop procrastinating on forums.

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