One of the most amazing aspects of our society is how diverse and multi-cultural it is. People from all over the world are mingling and living in the same areas and going to the same schools. We are all mixing and learning about each other as we go along.
One of the limitations that you can experience as part of this though is not always being able to understand what the other person is saying, but there are companies like PAB Translation Services that can help. While English is spoken almost everywhere in the world, we shouldn't just assume that everyone is going to speak English.
There are thousands of other amazing languages in the world, and they deserve to be heard too. So if you are speaking to someone, trying to understand each other, don't just teach them English words, try to learn some of their language too.
Multi-culturalism is not something that only goes one way. It is a conversation that we are all entering into. A conversation that is not limited even to just language.
It is a conversation that includes dress and food. How wonderful is it that you can walk down a street and pass a Thai restaurant, and Indian restaurant and a French restaurant all on the same street and all occupying the same space peacefully.