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borsen8

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Do you know a foreign language?
« on: June 25, 2019, 01:40:03 PM »
With how interconnected and diverse our world is becoming, I believe it is in everybody's best interest to pick up a foreign language, to better communicate with our new neighbors.

Have you started your duty to learn the language of all the people sharing our land? In America I imagine most of you know spanish, so that is a good start. I am going to learn either Farsi or Arabic, I have to decide which one. If anybody can recommend some resources, I would be very glad to have them.

stay poz :)
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Re: Do you know a foreign language?
« Reply #1 on: June 25, 2019, 01:46:43 PM »
fuck that shit
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Re: Do you know a foreign language?
« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2019, 01:51:55 PM »
Clearly you already know Moronic
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Re: Do you know a foreign language?
« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2019, 01:53:02 PM »
Quote from: borsen8 on June 25, 2019, 01:40:03 PM
With how interconnected and diverse our world is becoming, I believe it is in everybody's best interest to pick up a foreign language, to better communicate with our new neighbors.

Have you started your duty to learn the language of all the people sharing our land? In America I imagine most of you know spanish, so that is a good start. I am going to learn either Farsi or Arabic, I have to decide which one. If anybody can recommend some resources, I would be very glad to have them.

stay poz :)

Americans barely even know English lol, Spanish, yeah right haha
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Re: Do you know a foreign language?
« Reply #4 on: June 25, 2019, 01:53:47 PM »
i know how to give you the finger
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Matt

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Re: Do you know a foreign language?
« Reply #5 on: June 25, 2019, 02:00:20 PM »
Yes - French.
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The Italian Lifter

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Re: Do you know a foreign language?
« Reply #6 on: June 25, 2019, 02:14:11 PM »
English (but I wish mine was better), French (almost useless but French people in general just refuse to speak English) and Spanish (quite similar to Italian to be honest).

If you're in a commercial job you simply ought to speak English, the rest is bonus.
Even German is useless since German people speak English fluently
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Re: Do you know a foreign language?
« Reply #7 on: June 25, 2019, 02:18:13 PM »
Quote from: Matt on June 25, 2019, 02:00:20 PM
Yes - French.
I respect that, Matt :)

It is a good language to know when many of the new immigrants are coming from French-speaking lands. You will be able to carve out a good place for yourself in the country you're in!
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Re: Do you know a foreign language?
« Reply #8 on: June 25, 2019, 02:29:34 PM »
Yes herr in Cali must be able to communicate in "Spanglish"  ;D
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Re: Do you know a foreign language?
« Reply #9 on: June 25, 2019, 02:33:02 PM »
Quote from: borsen8 on June 25, 2019, 01:40:03 PM
With how interconnected and diverse our world is becoming, I believe it is in everybody's best interest to pick up a foreign language, to better communicate with our new neighbors.

Have you started your duty to learn the language of all the people sharing our land? In America I imagine most of you know spanish, so that is a good start. I am going to learn either Farsi or Arabic, I have to decide which one. If anybody can recommend some resources, I would be very glad to have them.

stay poz :)

Here's how the typical getbigger feels like when it comes to foreign languages.

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Re: Do you know a foreign language?
« Reply #10 on: June 25, 2019, 02:46:28 PM »
Quote from: The Italian Lifter on June 25, 2019, 02:14:11 PM
English (but I wish mine was better), French (almost useless but French people in general just refuse to speak English) and Spanish (quite similar to Italian to be honest).

If you're in a commercial job you simply ought to speak English, the rest is bonus.
Even German is useless since German people speak English fluently

Yes, German is useless, I can count how many times I’ve used it in my life in the states

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Re: Do you know a foreign language?
« Reply #11 on: June 25, 2019, 02:50:37 PM »
I took French in High School but I forgot most of it because I never used it.  I'm in the process of learning Spanish now.
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Re: Do you know a foreign language?
« Reply #12 on: June 25, 2019, 02:56:32 PM »
Quote from: Obvious Gimmick on June 25, 2019, 01:51:55 PM
Clearly you already know Moronic

HA HA HA
He knows that only to Well.
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Re: Do you know a foreign language?
« Reply #13 on: June 25, 2019, 03:05:32 PM »
No. I tried for many years (French and Spanish), but the retention just isn't there. And with Spanish at least, street level speaking it is far different than classroom level stuff.

The funny thing is I can read it half way decently most of the time, but speaking it? Yo no habla :).
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Re: Do you know a foreign language?
« Reply #14 on: June 25, 2019, 03:11:09 PM »
Quote from: borsen8 on June 25, 2019, 01:40:03 PM
With how interconnected and diverse our world is becoming, I believe it is in everybody's best interest to pick up a foreign language, to better communicate with our new neighbors.

Have you started your duty to learn the language of all the people sharing our land? In America I imagine most of you know spanish, so that is a good start. I am going to learn either Farsi or Arabic, I have to decide which one. If anybody can recommend some resources, I would be very glad to have them.

stay poz :)


Take 2-3 "refugees" from Sudan/Afghanistan/Yemen , they'll teach U & your family arab lingo (+ other cultural things).

or relocate to Kandahar or Islamabad  ;)
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Re: Do you know a foreign language?
« Reply #15 on: June 25, 2019, 03:16:48 PM »
Quote from: borsen8 on June 25, 2019, 01:40:03 PM
With how interconnected and diverse our world is becoming, I believe it is in everybody's best interest to pick up a foreign language, to better communicate with our new neighbors.




Name your neighborhood !.
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Re: Do you know a foreign language?
« Reply #16 on: June 25, 2019, 03:20:00 PM »
Quote from: The Italian Lifter on June 25, 2019, 02:14:11 PM
English (but I wish mine was better), French (almost useless but French people in general just refuse to speak English) and Spanish (quite similar to Italian to be honest).

If you're in a commercial job you simply ought to speak English, the rest is bonus.
Even German is useless since German people speak English fluently

Career wise, it only makes sense to learn english (if it's not your first language, obviously).

Part of what I do has to do with the exportation business, and I'm in contact with several people from Europe and Asia on a daily basis. All of them speak english. It's the universal language.

That being said, a job is not the only good reason to learn a language. Let's say you're very interested on anime and videogames. Guess what language would give you access to tons of material not so easily available. Yep, japanese.

Although I use english on my job and I've benefited from being bilingual, the endless hours of entertainment (videogames, Youtube channels, etc.) I've got from it are priceless.
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Re: Do you know a foreign language?
« Reply #17 on: June 25, 2019, 03:25:23 PM »
Quote from: borsen8 on June 25, 2019, 02:18:13 PM
I respect that, Matt :)

It is a good language to know when many of the new immigrants are coming from French-speaking lands. You will be able to carve out a good place for yourself in the country you're in!

We already have a French language enclave in Canada - Quebec. And it will remain beautiful as long as it remains White.

Your posts make my blood boil so much that Hannibal Lecter would use it for tea if he was with me.
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Re: Do you know a foreign language?
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Re: Do you know a foreign language?
« Reply #19 on: June 25, 2019, 04:09:01 PM »
I was told I should learn Somali so all the Somalian coming to England would feel welcome....
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Re: Do you know a foreign language?
« Reply #20 on: June 25, 2019, 04:34:51 PM »
Learned LATIN which was a waste of time as it ain't much good today but I do know for a fact that "All of Gaul was divided into three parts!"

Three years.... and that's all I can remember.
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Re: Do you know a foreign language?
« Reply #21 on: June 25, 2019, 04:37:04 PM »
After I complete my arabic language studies I'll be moving on to Farsi.
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Re: Do you know a foreign language?
« Reply #22 on: June 25, 2019, 05:41:20 PM »
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Re: Do you know a foreign language?
« Reply #23 on: June 25, 2019, 07:55:10 PM »
Quote from: Darren Avey on June 25, 2019, 04:09:01 PM
I was told I should learn Somali so all the Somalian coming to England would feel welcome....


Make that decision , after Boris get a job or on the 29th October ,  :D
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Re: Do you know a foreign language?
« Reply #24 on: June 25, 2019, 07:58:56 PM »
Italian
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