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| Javi Senior Member Spain Joined 5912 days ago 419 posts - 548 votes  Speaks: Spanish* | Message 9 of 12 22 April 2012 at 10:56am | IP Logged | ||
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So now it comes that introverts don't like to communicate, that must be one of the
foolishest things I've read since I've been on the Internet. It makes me wonder how is even possible that introverts came to speak their native languages in the first place instead of, for example, being mute, which would be more appropriate for their extreme condition. The thing is that introverts need to spend some time alone instead of being around people 24/7, they prefer to create a close bond with a few people rather than having a lot of shallower relationships, and they are usually better listeners than talkers, but none of this is a serious barrier to learn a language. Edited by Javi on 22 April 2012 at 10:57am 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Serpent Octoglot Senior Member Russian Federation serpent-849.livejour Joined 6528 days ago 9753 posts - 15779 votes 4 sounds Speaks: Russian*, English, FinnishC1, Latin, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: Danish, Romanian, Polish, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Slovenian, Catalan, Czech, Galician, Dutch, Swedish | Message 10 of 12 22 April 2012 at 2:34pm | IP Logged | ||
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By all means learn about football!
Also, it's better to find classes in a smaller town, where people are less likely to speak English. You can still take trips from there to the major cities. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Bao Diglot Senior Member Germany tinyurl.com/pe4kqe5 Joined 5697 days ago 2256 posts - 4046 votes Speaks: German*, English Studies: French, Spanish, Japanese, Mandarin | Message 11 of 12 22 April 2012 at 9:23pm | IP Logged | ||
You might have noticed that even though it's in the title, the OP did not mention the idea of introversion again in the text and instead stated some specific concerns. I myself am introverted, and I also suffer from social phobia. That doesn't mean I can't interact with people, but it means that it tends to be quite stressful. I did make good experiences with what I wrote before because even though I could've talked more, people in Spain accepted that I would exchange social niceties like greetings (I specifically asked everyone around me what they expected in the current situation, copied their interaction and did so until it became second nature) and then rather would listen to them than talk myself. Acting like that in a group meant that I could easily zone out for a moment when the flow of information had become too difficult to handle, something I don't do when I taking part in a conversation in German. That way, I could spend a much more time with other people than I used to. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Antisrcen Newbie Canada Joined 4539 days ago 10 posts - 13 votes Speaks: English* | Message 12 of 12 26 April 2012 at 6:45am | IP Logged | ||
I don't like to communicate with people unless it's necessary. Of course I'm not going to assume it's the same across the board for all introverts. You just read what you wanted to read so that you could go on an unnecessary rant. 2 persons have voted this message useful |
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