tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15832687.post416617607616069597..comments2023-10-03T06:16:00.300-07:00Comments on Chas' Compilation: Esperanto, a created, living languageChashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18165615466886851925noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15832687.post-59171559437462813232014-09-24T21:32:34.446-07:002014-09-24T21:32:34.446-07:00People eager to know people of different ethnicity...People eager to know people of different ethnicity and even religion, often learn Esperanto. The end result is that even if there are less than a million Esperanto speakers you can find more friends via Esperanto than you can using English, who are not motivated by financial gain but rather for being close friends. I have traveled in 36 countries, staying most of the time with Esperanto friends. In 41 years (16 years abroad) I've met some 20.000 people face to face. Hard to believe but I don't think I could do this in English. With the advent of social media I have hundreds of exchanges per day. neil.nachumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08590577830508561113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15832687.post-82166778367588238612014-07-22T13:11:50.568-07:002014-07-22T13:11:50.568-07:00Thanks for sharing that, Bill.
It's nice to k...Thanks for sharing that, Bill.<br /><br />It's nice to know that it's actually a living language that people use. To have all those conversations with all those people you mention, you would have to have learned all their languages, if it weren't for Esperanto.<br /><br />Learning that many languages isn't practical for most people. And since Esperanto is an easy language for most people to learn, it seems an ideal alternative. I definitely want to learn it!Chashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165615466886851925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15832687.post-45812893242160868972014-07-21T04:55:54.002-07:002014-07-21T04:55:54.002-07:00I enjoyed this! Thanks! Dankon!
I hope you might ...I enjoyed this! Thanks! Dankon!<br /><br />I hope you might be interested in a personal testimonial. I’ve made friends around the world through Esperanto that I would never have been able to communicate with otherwise. Over recent years I have had guided tours of Berlin, Douala and Milan in this planned language. I have discussed philosophy with a Slovene poet, humour on television with a Bulgarian TV producer. I’ve discussed what life was like in East Berlin before the wall came down and in Armenia when it was a Soviet republic, how to cook perfect spaghetti, the advantages and disadvantages of monarchy, and so on. I recommend Esperanto, not just as a good idea, but as a very practical way to overcome language barriers.Bill Chapmannoreply@blogger.com