In the 1920s, after its violent exit from British rule, many in Ireland wanted to abandon the use of English. They lost the argument, and the country profited. Many former Soviet republics would do well to heed the Irish example.
There’s no agreement as to which is the best country in the world. But according to the 2020 ‘Best Countries’ report, the top two places are Switzerland and Canada. You can take that with a pinch of salt, but there’s an interesting thing that Switzerland and Canada have in common – they both have more than one official language (three in Switzerland’s case, and two in Canada’s).
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