"I think barbecue is the great American language, with at least 250 dialects."
--New York Restauranteur and Barbecue Fanatic Danny Meyer.

Wouldn't that make international diplomacy and communication a more entertaining venue? If the Lithuanian ambassador was actually a 350 pound tailgater from a Philadelphia Eagles game? And the only way to talk to America was to come up with new and interesting barbecue recipes and methods?

Bad Barbecue would be considered an insult. The start of wars.

But it'll make communicating with the aliens from outer space a real pain in the butt.