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In the western hemisphere perhaps.


Incorrect. More people speak English in India than any other country in the world.

English is the global language (for now), like it or not.


While your nitpick is technically correct, we were talking about the language of the internet. Where chinese pretty much dwarfs english.


> Where chinese pretty much dwarfs english.

Do you have any evidence to back that claim?

There are lots of native Chinese speakers, but remember that English is the most popular second language in the world.




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