Without getting involved in the spat, it is vital pilots speak the same language without making a political thing of it. It may be worldwide Mandarin in 30 years, but for now it is English- French has historically had far too little general useage around the world apart from being a place to borrow words when we can't think of one in English! But if not English, Spanish is currently the next most useful worldwide language. But in a generation, we will all be swept away by Oriental anyway. But for now, I want to be able to fly anywhere and understand what's going on. English it is. And French accented English is attractive. It is not an admission of national defeat, it is in the cause of understanding. I appreciate people are speaking it as a second or third language and I appreciate they are making an effort to do so. Universal comprehension is the word.
Now get learning Mandarin you young pilots!
Mon cher Arc-en-ciel, je suis désolé mais l'annexe 10 de l'OACI stipule bien que l'on parle la langue locale à la radio. Rassures toi tout de meme car les controleurs font des effort pour te donner un service dans ta langue de rosbif. Nous aussi parlons ta langue et nous te comprennons quand tu emets sur notre fréquence au-dessus de notre Terre.
Claro que el espanol es un idioma bastente hablado, y muy bonito ya que es latino y tiene la misma rais que el frances o el italiano. Y ya veras en espana se habla espanol en la frequencia, en Italia se parla italiano !
I am sorry, but if you were not english you would speak more than one language.