International English

Some days ago I posted bits and pieces of a nice conversation I had
with a friend. Part of what made that particular dialogue stand out
from the crowd is that it was the first time I heard the expression
"international English".

Some months ago, there was a hype about mandarin being the next
English, because of the rise of China's financial and political
influence. Even Sheldon, from The Big Bang Theory, was learning
mandarin. In my humble opinion, English has a garanteed spot when it
comes to international communication. Simply put, learning those
ideograms (Kanji, in Japanese) is a long and hard task, even for
native speakers.

That being said, English is a simple language. And it's even better
when it doesn't have an underlying culture attached to it:
international English.