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| Solfrid Cristin Heptaglot Winner TAC 2011 & 2012 Senior Member Norway Joined 5339 days ago 4143 posts - 8864 votes  Speaks: Norwegian*, Spanish, Swedish, French, English, German, Italian Studies: Russian | Message 25 of 45 13 January 2011 at 11:06pm | IP Logged | ||
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I am afraid I am not easily impressed, he would have to speak more languages than me, and better, to impress me. On the other hand I adore Italian and Russian....
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| vientito Senior Member Canada Joined 6343 days ago 212 posts - 281 votes | Message 26 of 45 14 January 2011 at 12:43am | IP Logged | ||
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shut up and just smile.
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| alang Diglot Senior Member Canada Joined 7226 days ago 563 posts - 757 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish | Message 27 of 45 14 January 2011 at 1:06am | IP Logged | ||
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The languages I used for conversation were Spanish, and English. One sentence in Arabic. In my experience it did work for the first impression.(Foot in the door.) It is more difficult to maintain interest afterward. It felt like a novelty act and sometimes the charm wears off. This was upon women who had an interest in languages or mystery of where the person came from. A thread about five years ago, I wrote down one reason to learn languages was to flirt with girls. Luckily I truly like languages. Pros: Meet other women and explore different horizons. Gain precious experience for socializing and communication. Additional skills like conditioning of rejection does get easier. Cons: Heartache hurts no matter what language. (Sometimes unsaid.) If the relationship does not succeed, then interest in the language might not continue. Rejection is still disappointing. Do not forget the most important is not what you or she says, but what both you do. Pay attention to mannerisms, sensitivities and signals. Receptivity will vary depending on the person. Languages like people there is a variety that makes each expression unique. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Bao Diglot Senior Member Germany tinyurl.com/pe4kqe5 Joined 5771 days ago 2256 posts - 4046 votes Speaks: German*, English Studies: French, Spanish, Japanese, Mandarin | Message 28 of 45 14 January 2011 at 1:10am | IP Logged | ||
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Korean, but only if you got the face to pull it off.
Er. I mean, the entire idea defeats its purpose for me. Somebody whose main motivation to learn a language is to show off will not reach the level of proficiency that is needed to impress me. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Ari Heptaglot Senior Member Norway Joined 6587 days ago 2314 posts - 5695 votes Speaks: Swedish*, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, Cantonese Studies: Czech, Latin, German | Message 29 of 45 14 January 2011 at 3:21am | IP Logged | ||
Honestly, showing off is a large motivation for me in studying languages (even if I'm often just impressing myself). I think it can be quite a powerful motivator for many people. Edited to add: The motivation of impressing people catches a lot of flak on these boards, but I honestly think it's a larger part of people's motivations than they would like to admit. Then again, IANAP(sychologist). Edited by Ari on 14 January 2011 at 3:30am 5 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| staf250 Pentaglot Senior Member Belgium emmerick.be Joined 5702 days ago 352 posts - 414 votes Speaks: French, Dutch*, Italian, English, German Studies: Arabic (Written) | Message 31 of 45 14 January 2011 at 3:12pm | IP Logged | ||
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In that case I'm one ... a foreigner who can speak French and who makes mistakes :))
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| Kinan Diglot Senior Member Syrian Arab Republic Joined 5571 days ago 234 posts - 279 votes Speaks: Arabic (Written)*, English Studies: Russian, Spanish | Message 32 of 45 14 January 2011 at 4:46pm | IP Logged | ||
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Well, it's not knowing a lot of languages what would impress a woman, but the way you use that knowledge.
I am sure it wouldn't be very romantic when some guy starts speaking all the languages he knows out of the blue just to impress her, women are NOT attracted to men trying to impress them. Edited by Kinan on 14 January 2011 at 4:47pm 2 persons have voted this message useful |
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