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| iguanamon Pentaglot Senior Member Virgin Islands Speaks: Ladino Joined 5263 days ago 2241 posts - 6731 votes  Speaks: English*, Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Creole (French) | Message 17 of 56 09 April 2011 at 2:06pm | IP Logged | ||
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| iguanamon Pentaglot Senior Member Virgin Islands Speaks: Ladino Joined 5263 days ago 2241 posts - 6731 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Creole (French) | Message 18 of 56 09 April 2011 at 2:10pm | IP Logged | ||
Really! I guess I shouldn't be shocked at the ignorance- but still! I guess I'll have to add another reason to my list of reasons why I don't want to move back to the mainland. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| JW Hexaglot Senior Member United States youtube.com/user/egw Joined 6123 days ago 1802 posts - 2011 votes 22 sounds Speaks: English*, German, Spanish, Ancient Greek, French, Biblical Hebrew Studies: Luxembourgish, Dutch, Greek, Italian | Message 19 of 56 09 April 2011 at 2:17pm | IP Logged | ||
I know Italians view Spanish this way. Many of the Italian singers sing in Spanish which I find very euphonious. I love Andrea Bocelli's Spanish songs, especially the duet of Somos Novios which has got to be the best duet ever. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Irish_Goon Senior Member United States Joined 6416 days ago 117 posts - 170 votes Speaks: English* | Message 20 of 56 09 April 2011 at 3:55pm | IP Logged | ||
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Thanks for continuing the discussion guys. I am also very curious about this in Europe and Eurasia as well. A Czech friend of mine said that the main languages where he is from are Czech, Slovak, German, English (in Prague), Romanian from the gypsies, and maybe a tad bit of Italian but most other things are seen as odd around there...especially Russian. He tells me there is still a bit of resentment toward the ex Soviet Union which I can believe.
Aside from that, what other places do you guys know of with particular language tastes. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| conor Triglot Newbie Ireland Joined 5475 days ago 1 posts - 1 votes Speaks: English*, Irish, French Studies: Danish | Message 21 of 56 09 April 2011 at 4:39pm | IP Logged | ||
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I'm from Ireland, where most people will have studied Irish and French in secondary school. Irish isn't held in high regard at all in general there, but people anywhere else in the world I've been are usually in mild awe. In Ireland itself, the popular languages to learn are French, Spanish, and Italian. A lot of people learn German too, but it's assumed it's ultimately for business. If you are even thinking of learning Japanese or Chinese, you would be congratulated for taking on such a mammoth task. Most other languages would garner a "But why?" response.
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| Shenandoah Newbie United States Joined 5028 days ago 30 posts - 59 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French | Message 22 of 56 09 April 2011 at 5:18pm | IP Logged | ||
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When I tell people I'm learning French I usually get asked when I'm planning to go to
Paris, and then I have to explain to blank stares that I'm actually planning on traveling to Madagascar, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, etc... and that French is the most useful language for me to cover that ground. Then people usually walk away muttering something about not knowing people in Africa spoke French. Then people who know I'm learning find themselves hilarious when they add phrases like "déjà vu" or "touché" into their communications with me. I just roll my eyes and ignore them. 3 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| hrhenry Octoglot Senior Member United States languagehopper.blogs Joined 5131 days ago 1871 posts - 3642 votes Speaks: English*, SpanishC2, ItalianC2, Norwegian, Catalan, Galician, Turkish, Portuguese Studies: Polish, Indonesian, Ojibwe | Message 23 of 56 09 April 2011 at 5:50pm | IP Logged | ||
That doesn't surprise me. World history education in the US is pretty horrible. I think I learned most of what I know of world history after college and due to my own interest. R. == 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| djc463 Heptaglot Groupie United StatesRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5802 days ago 51 posts - 74 votes Speaks: English*, French, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese, German, Italian Studies: Mandarin | Message 24 of 56 09 April 2011 at 5:51pm | IP Logged | ||
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I don't know what kind of people in the US most of you run into, but where I'm from I don't run into any opposition
for speaking foreign languages, only curiosity as to why I am doing it (which is fair enough). I feel like if you have a friendly and humble attitude, and don't put on airs because you have this ability and discipline, you'll find plenty of friends and acceptance of what you're doing no matter where you are. I've had no problems across Iowa, Alabama, New York, Florida or Indiana. Peace, and good luck on your studies! 2 persons have voted this message useful |
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