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 Fasulye Heptaglot Winner TAC 2012 Moderator Germany fasulyespolyglotblog Joined 5850 days ago 5460 posts - 6006 votes  1 sounds Speaks: German*, DutchC1, EnglishB2, French, Italian, Spanish, Esperanto Studies: Latin, Danish, Norwegian, Turkish Personal Language Map | Message 1 of 4 08 December 2009 at 11:54pm | IP Logged |
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The other language forum has inspired me to start a little enquete about in which countries people have lived and have travelled to in combination with the usage of the native languages of those countries.
A. In which countries have you lived and did u speak the country's native language(s) there? 1. Germany (yes) 2. USA (yes) 3. The Netherlands (only for 4 months) (yes) B. To which countries have you travelled and did you speak the country's native language(s) there? 1. Mexico (no) 2. France (yes) 3. Italy (no) 4. Mallorca - Spain (only beginner's level Spanish) 5. Denmark (no) 6. Switzerland (yes - French and German) 7. Belgium (yes - Dutch and French) 8. USA (yes) 9. The Netherlands (yes) 10. Great Britain (yes) Fasulye Edited by Fasulye on 09 December 2009 at 9:04am 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| elvisrules Tetraglot Senior Member BelgiumRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5472 days ago 286 posts - 390 votes Speaks: French, English*, Dutch, Flemish Studies: Lowland Scots, Japanese, German | Message 2 of 4 27 December 2009 at 9:18pm | IP Logged |
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A. In which countries have you lived and did you speak the country's native language(s) there?
1. England, UK - English (yes) 2. France - French (yes) 3. Brussels, Belgium - French (yes), Dutch (no)* 4. Lagos, Nigeria - English (yes), Yoruba (no) 5. Flanders, Belgium - Dutch (yes) *I didn't speak Dutch at the time. B. To which countries have you travelled and did you speak the country's native language(s) there? I've been to too many countries to mention them all here. I'll mention those where I spoke something other than English: Luxembourg (French) Senegal (French) Switzerland (French) Germany (broken German) Japan (very broken Japanese) Edited by elvisrules on 27 December 2009 at 9:26pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| elvisrules Tetraglot Senior Member BelgiumRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5472 days ago 286 posts - 390 votes Speaks: French, English*, Dutch, Flemish Studies: Lowland Scots, Japanese, German | Message 3 of 4 27 December 2009 at 10:05pm | IP Logged |
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Third point which I am interested in:
C. Countries where the languages you spoke, or the level you spoke them at, weren't sufficient to properly communicate with the people (not necessarily everyone): Germany (German) Hungary (Hungarian) Iceland (Icelandic) Italy (Italian) Japan (Japanese) Kenya (Swahili) Oman (Arabic) Poland (Polish) Spain (Spanish/Catalan) Nigeria (Nigerian Pidgin and various tribal languages) Probably other too but I don't remember everything. Edited by elvisrules on 27 December 2009 at 10:05pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| kyssäkaali Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5556 days ago 203 posts - 376 votes Speaks: English*, Finnish | Message 4 of 4 28 December 2009 at 6:40am | IP Logged |
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Lived in:
1. USA (yes) 2. Finland (yes) Traveled to: 1. UK (yes) 2. France (no) My mother took me to Paris and London when I was maybe 13-14. At that time I had no respect for the countries of the world or their languages. Nowadays, I would hesitate before visiting a country where I did not speak the language, simply out of respect. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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