The country of Indonesia is afraid that their language, which as known as Bahasa Indonesia, will soon die out due to the use of English. Many families are sending their children to Private schools that teach English, and then speak to them with English at home. The effect of this is that the children speak English very well, but do not know how to speak their own native language. This means that they may be unable to speak with their fellow country men and women who speak Bahasa Indonesia instead of English. English is also being looked upon as a higher status whilst their native language is looked down upon as a second-class status language.
I personally don’t see a problem with this, as I am a person who believes that most traditions hinder quite a few things that humanity is capable. I honestly believe that in the long run it would be better for Indonesia to switch to English entirely. Nation identity and pride don’t really have any useful benefits for anybody, so why not?
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