Re: An Ill Bethisad thought

> Well, in Montrei Montreiano is the official language, but Spanish is
> taught in schools. Most Montreianos are fluent in Spanish due to the fact
> that Montrei is surrounded on all borders except the western border (which
> is ocean) by Alta California where Spanish is spoken. So, if they ever
> travel outside of Montrei into Alta California, it's neccessary they speak
> Spanish at least well enough to get around.
>
> Can't say as much for Alta Californios, who dont bother to learn
> Montreiano, unless they live near the borders (and even then, most
> communication is in Spanish).
>
Most Dalmatians born before 1990 (when the Danubian Federation began to
fall apart) speak (or at least learned in school) the other official
languages of the DF: Serbian and Croatian (which *here* would more likely
be called Serbian and Slovene/Croatian mix). Those born since then speak
neither unless they live in an area where there are large Serb, Croat,
Bosnian or Sanjaki minorities (or even regional majorities), and most
ethnic Dalmatians in the Skutara and Dardania regions speak Albanian.
Members of all non-Dalmatian ethnicities speak Dalmatian. People
attending school before the formation of the DF in 1947 studied Italian
in school, and people in school before 1920 studied German. The most
common elective language to study in schools today is by far Italian,
though Brithenig and German are gaining increasing popularity, asis
Hungarian.

---ferko