To generalise a bit, this is really an example of the power of having a common language. I find this is generally undervalued. Having a common language at all is more important than having a "perfect" language. People are too eager to disrupt the language. We instead need to embrace it for what it is, learn to work with it, and only change it in small ways.
If you're learning French you don't argue with the language and try to get French people to talk how you want them to talk, you suck it up and do what they do. As with all things it's a trade off: you get to converse with everyone in France, but, yeah, you will have to deal with saying "le parking" etc.
If you're learning French you don't argue with the language and try to get French people to talk how you want them to talk, you suck it up and do what they do. As with all things it's a trade off: you get to converse with everyone in France, but, yeah, you will have to deal with saying "le parking" etc.