eli5 How did colonizers spread their culture to natives despite a language barrier?

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I was wondering how they were even able to spread culture to their colonies when they first attempted communication with natives, there should be a language barrier, no? for example, The Spaniards when they tried to talk to the Filipino natives in the 1500s

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Imagine if aliens came to earth. The amount of interest – and adoption – of their culture would be HUGE. The alien’s language would instantly become the hottest thing to learn, employers would all love to hire someone who speaks it or was ulturally aware, movies about them would be the biggest hits. And thats without any positive pressure from the aliens for them to do so.

More advanced meets less advanced is always going to be a recipe for rapid change by the less advanced.

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