differing languages have been a problem for ever, and they continue to be.
when you think of the incredible amount of time and massive globs of money spent on translations, and add to that the huge gap between people who speak different languages, i have to wonder; how hard would it actually be to develop a very basic, common language?
many people/students take at least one language course. why not all take THE SAME course - a universal language - and begin to close the gap?