dch82@lemmy.zip to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 24 hours agoI hate how anything without "world" in its name is just about the USlemmy.zipimagemessage-square222fedilinkarrow-up1602arrow-down156
arrow-up1546arrow-down1imageI hate how anything without "world" in its name is just about the USlemmy.zipdch82@lemmy.zip to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 24 hours agomessage-square222fedilink
minus-squarehessenjunge@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·8 hours agoFYI According to Wikipedia the percentage of English speakers located in the US is lower that 20%. Does this mean that only 1 in 5 users is from the US? Population of the US: 334.914.895, Population of Europe: 745.173.774. 334.914.895/745.173.774 = 0,449% English Speakers in the US: 297.400.000. English Speakers in Europe: 260.000.000. So you have about 37,4M more English speakers in the US than in Europe.
minus-squareNateNate60@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·54 minutes agoThe average American uses only English language forums. The average European who speaks English will probably spend some portion of their time using whatever their native language is. The average English speaker in Africa is not as likely to have an Internet connection. The average English speaker in China is likely to not be able to access English social media sites (great firewall). Many English-speakers in India post online in a mix of English and Hindi that non-Indians find difficult to comprehend. You’re correct that the claim that the US is ¾ the population of Europe is erroneous. But it is ¾ the population of the EU. I’ve corrected this.
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According to Wikipedia the percentage of English speakers located in the US is lower that 20%. Does this mean that only 1 in 5 users is from the US?
Population of the US: 334.914.895, Population of Europe: 745.173.774. 334.914.895/745.173.774 = 0,449%
English Speakers in the US: 297.400.000. English Speakers in Europe: 260.000.000. So you have about 37,4M more English speakers in the US than in Europe.
The average American uses only English language forums.
The average European who speaks English will probably spend some portion of their time using whatever their native language is.
The average English speaker in Africa is not as likely to have an Internet connection.
The average English speaker in China is likely to not be able to access English social media sites (great firewall).
Many English-speakers in India post online in a mix of English and Hindi that non-Indians find difficult to comprehend.
You’re correct that the claim that the US is ¾ the population of Europe is erroneous. But it is ¾ the population of the EU. I’ve corrected this.