The changing languages

Language is like a living being. It changes just as we change.

In Slovenia we can see huge influences from German, Italian, Hungarian and Croatian languages. These influences can be easily seen in dialects. We have about 47 dialects and seven dialect groups.

A dialect is also influenced by the type of terrain people live on. If the terrain is hardly crossable, the dialect there will probably be much different from the language elsewhere.

Matej S., 4.bg

It is true that languages change for different reasons. They are changing as I am writing this.

Most languages are alive and everything that is alive must adapt to its environment. It is influenced by everything around it. My mother tongue has many words that have Croatian and German origin. That is because Slovenia was a part of Yugoslavia where Croatia was, too. The German words are here because of the German industrial supremacy and political pressure.

Today there are less German and many more English words in use in my mother tongue.

Uroš O., 4.bg

Travelling widens horizons

The phrase “Travelling widens our horizons” is in my opinion true and I agree with it.

As we travel we meet new people, we see what they think about certain things. We can also notice what their style of living is and we can compare it to ours, for example you can find some things that are completely normal and right to them, but in your country it is considered unacceptable. You can also meet many people who have different believes and you accept that if it is explained and argumented to you. You would not accept them if you stayed in your country and always look at that only from your own point of view.

On the other side, nevertheless, I could also disagree with the statement, for if you only travel to countries and places with the same culture and believes, you could wrongly think that all the world has the same believes.

So at the end I think travelling has many more positive effects than negative and really widens our knowledge and makes us more tolerant to new and unknown things.

Martin K., 2.bg

For me the belief that travelling widens horizons is quite correct, because if you travel a lot, you see many new places, people. You learn a lot about different cultures, gain historical information about countries, cities, places.

But as much as people like travelling, not everybody can afford it. This is why they use different ways of exploring places. Some of them are the internet and television. You can find a lot of information watching the news on television. That also counts in widening our horizons.

This phrase can also be found in everyday life. Like in the kitchen, for instance. You watch your mother cook and you learn how to prepare a good meal, you learn something new. You also widen horizons at school. At school you learn new things every day at mathematics, geography, science. You gain little bits of knowledge and you get wiser.

My opinion is that as much as you can learn from travelling you can also learn from sitting in front of your computer. It may not be your personal experience, but it is much cheaper.

Robin Kai K., 2.bg

Some people think travelling can be relaxing if you go on holiday. Some people travel to meet new cultures and learn things that are new to them. Some people just travel because they have to, because it maybe is part of their job, while some cannot afford travelling. It all comes down to where we are going to travel and with what reason.

Travelling can be fun if you go to another continent for a few months or if you just visit your distant friend who lives in another country. You can always have fun with your friend or explore new things or it can be a total bummer.

I myself have never travelled very far; northern Germany was as far as I have got for now. I have seen some new things there, but there is no big change in culture and lifestyle. I can imagine, though, how different it can be in Asia where there is a totally different culture and they have other values to appreciate. Learning new things and getting fascinated by them really opens your mind and you welcome new values, other ways of living or perhaps another lifestyle. But can that always be fun and interesting? Even if it is part of your job, it can get pretty annoying always travelling and never be with your loved ones. I would refuse that kind of job.

I think travelling does widen your horizons. You learn the best things from each culture, absorb their values and you respect others and the different just like you would expect others to do. Every religion, every culture teaches at least one good thing. If you took one from each and start living by it and other people in this world did the same, we would have a better world.

Matej T., 2.bg

Camping can teach us a lot

Until this summer I did not believe camping could teach me anything new. But I was wrong; camping at the seaside with my family really taught me many new things. I will try to present the pros and cons of camping and state what camping can teach.

One of the main advantages is that you learn how to live with limited resources and really close to other people. For such a community of campers who share the showers, toilets and many other goods cooperation and good relations are really important. This kind of life actually teaches you how to become more organized. Another advantage of camping is also a low year to year price, but on the other side camping equipment is not so cheap.

Nevertheless, some people do not learn anything. They do not obey the rules, they disturb the people around them and usually the hygiene around the place where they are staying is of a very low level. I, for example, saw drunk people lying around their tents, puking all around and making noise. That kind of people ruin other people’s peace and often have a bad influence on children. Children do not learn anything good from them.

Finally, I believe camping can teach you a lot; how to live with other people in an organized way, how to enjoy without paying a fortune and finally how to live in and with nature. Of course, there are also some circumstances when camping does not teach people a lesson that it should.

Matjaž Č., 2.cg

Camping is definitely a thing that I have not tried yet. There are quite some good things about it, but some bad ones as well.

Camping is basically living in the nature in a tent for a few days or even weeks. It might sound unusual to some people, but this is a holiday where you can learn a lot.

While camping, you can enjoy the fresh air and peace in a quiet forest or wherever you are staying. You can enjoy many different sports or learn them if you have not tried them yet, like swimming and climbing. You can just go for a walk or hiking. You can practically do anything you wish as long as you do not make a mess or start a fire.

However, there are also some bad things about it. Camping can be very dangerous because of wild animals that might attack you. If there is bad weather, you have to stay inside the tent the whole time, which is not exactly comfortable. Thunderstorms and fires can also be dangerous. So if you go camping, make sure you prepare for it well. Do not forget food, because there are not many shops in the forest.

Altogether, camping can be a nice holiday where we learn to live in harmony with everything that surrounds us.

Blaž B., 2. cg

I believe camping can teach us a lot. I also think that if you camp for a longer period of time, you learn much more than if you only camp for a night or two.

In my opinion, if you go camping, you should not bring much food with you. You should try to get as much food as possible in the nature. In this way you will learn how to respect the things you have and the things you get. You should also make fire on your own. Camping is a good way to learn much about the environment surrounding you. If you have bad weather while camping, you will be very thankful for sunny and warm weather.

However, if you only camp for a night or two, you learn nothing about it. You also will not learn much if you bring your own food and then pollute the environment.

In conclusion we can say camping can teach us a lot only under certain circumstances and if you really want to experience something new.

Boštjan B., 2.cg

September 26, European Day of Languages

The most important language for me is Slovenian, because it's my mother language and I speak it every day!

The primary language for me is Slovenian, I live in this country and I would be lost without it. Nevertheless, I would be only half a man without the legendary English language that connects me to the world.

We should respect Slovenian language, because it is our mother tongue. But without English some of us wouldn't be able to communicate with people all over the world. So we must respect English as well.

For me the most important is Slovenian language, but English is also very important, because if we need a job outside our country we should know English very well to communicate with other people.

For me the most important language is Slovenian, because it is my mother language. But for me English language is important too, because I need it in the world of computer.

1. ag

I don't speak a lot, but I think that language is important anyway. Without speaking other languages we couldn't communicate with people around the world.

2. bg