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by yg6ht5 2645 days ago
Yes, English is the "universal" language, whether we like it or not, and speaking in another language in a public place (such as a github issue tracker) is disrespectful, because it's like gatekeeping information and knowledge.
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No it's not. This is imperialist thinking. There is no universal language.

If you want to understand what they're saying hire a translator or use an online service. They're not using some obscure language only a few people understand.

Get out with your western centric thinking.

I think you could have made your point without resorting to personal attacks.
Hmm. No.