Why learn Ido? – Vicente Thiên Nguyễn
I started learning Ido because of these reasons:
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Simply because I am interested in conlangs.
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Ido is relatively easy. I’m not sure if it’s easier than Esperanto or not; but it wouldn’t cause much trouble even for monolinguals.
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In order to be able to discuss about Ido, I started learning it. I myself saw posts and comments of Esperantists with negative attitude towards Ido. I know this is not a general attitude of Esperantists, but I was upset then, honestly.
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The proposals and improvements actually work beautifully. I’m not judging whether Ido or Esperanto is better, though.
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Ido speakers are very nice, in my opinion.
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I like the flag of Ido. I think the flag of Esperanto is beautiful too; but here’s my personal story: Many of my friends hate Esperanto “at first glance” because of the flag. However, they have a very neutral attitude towards the flag of Ido. (they are not interested in conlangs, by the way.) Those are very personal reasons for learning Ido. But I would like to add one last reason:
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Learning Ido has brought me joy and excitement. It’s definitely worth my time and effort. I hope anyone will have the same experience! Warmest greetings to all those who are interested in learning Ido!
— Vicente Thiên Nguyễn