This man, today, at work, he spoke to me in Klingon.

Klingon? Really?

Yes, as if I should either understand or be impressed.

I’m gonna assume you were neither?

This would be correct. In fact I did not understand what language it was, until I asked and he tired to play it off as if he just slips into speaking Klingon without noticing, so proficient is he in it.

That’s something to be proud of.

Truth’s.

Though maybe, I mean hey, it is a language, right?

It is. But why would you want to learn Klingon? As an American…

He was American?

Know many Russians who are fluent in Klingon?

Point.

So few Americans know any language other than their own. To choose Klingon, instead of something that might be widely useful in the world, it seems selfish.

So better French than Klingon?

Yes!

But if enough people learn Klingon then it will be the same.

That number would have to be so high it borders on the truly stupid. Have your little fake languages if you want, but to foist them on other people in an attempt to seem worldly, I wonder why I should not laugh.

Because they truly do care. They don’t do it for any other reason than they simply care that much about the world they see in the shows and movies. It matters to them.

Klingon!

It matters to them.

It is ridiculous.

Sure! But so is a lot of stuff. I think I’ll just be happy the guy learned a second language at all.

He could have learned a useful one.

Maybe they speak Klingon in France, now.

This is not the case.

Someday!