Have you ever been to a foreign country where you don't speak the native language? You have no idea how to ask where to find your hotel, the restaurant you made a reservation at or anything else. Dr. Zamenhof, a linguist created his own language in hopes to unite the world with it. He dreamed that one day everyone would speak one common language so everyday things such as finding a destination, would be easier. A common language should be adopted by every country.
With the 50,000 refugees in our country, there are hundreds, if not thousands of different languages spoken if the U.S. today. One refugee went into an emergency room needing help. This twelve-year-old boy spoke very little English, and his mother spoke none. She was trying to explain to the doctor his symptoms such as dizziness and a fever. The doctor, knowing no Spanish at all, just shook his head as is he understood what she was saying. He tried to treat him, but nothing worked because he didn't know what the real problem was. This is just one of the many examples of people received the wrong medical treatment. It's one thing if someone points you in the wrong direction, but giving the wrong medical care for …show more content…
If you know anything about Venice, you would know that it's a small island with hundreds of bridges and no cars. This meant that when we arrived, we had to carry all of our personal belongings until we were able to find our destination. We tried to use our cell phones, however, they would not work. We had no choice but to ask a local. We tried to ask them how to get to our hotel and nobody knew what we were saying. They tried their best, but we were still walking in circles. After a couple of hours, we finally found our hotel. If we were just able speak a piece of the same language, we would have arrived in just a couple of minutes. I could explain many other stories of languages barriers in different countries we have traveled to and how it was a