I have a whole new respect for people who come to this country and actually learn the language. I went to Korea and all the foreigners (american, canadian etc.) new absolutely NO korean, no matter how long they were there (years mind you) and they had no desire to learn it. There were some exceptions, but for the most part, the foreigners thought they were too good to learn the language. The few shyt words they did know (or thought they knew) was good enough for them and it pissed them off when nobody understood what the fuq they were saying.

The people there were so open and wanted to help me out with what I needed. In America, people have no tollerance for those that are trying to learn, but aren't quite there yet. I used to have that attitude, but now I don't. I try to understand them and if I don't, I don't make them feel stupid for trying. It's hard. :happysad:

 

amen to that. i spent two years trying to learn spanish and i still suck at it. i think being bilingual really helps in situations and can broaden your worldview alot

 

as the old saying goes...

what do you call a guy who speaks 3 languages? ....trilingual
what do you call a guy who speaks 2 languages? .....bilingual
what do you call a guy who speaks 1 language... american

 

 

This thread basically comes down to:

 

:lmfao:

 

 

:thumbup: thats awesome! i couldnt have said it better myself:usa:

 

yall just cant see outside yourselves

 

haha true. true.

But the thing is, most foreigners speak their native language and.... ENglisH! And since we already know English we don't need to learn another, less useful, language. But as you know I highly recommend learning a second language.