Language server/global server

A short question:
Im from sweden and most of my ls friends are from Asia.
We talk english in ls.
Will i still be able to play with my ls friends even if they come from another side of globe?
I really wanna continue play with my old friends (many from FF 11):confused:

FFXIV is the same as FF11 as far as global servers are concerned. So just make sure they all get on the same server as you?