U.S. Is a Rich Country with Symptoms of a Developing Nation

Re:U.S. Is a Rich Country with Symptoms of a Developing Nation by raverbashing on Saturday February 23, 2019 @02:01PM (#19234914)

Wow, "lifetime commitment" to a language or a country sounds harsh.

I think you can achieve a working level of any (European) language in around one year. And today we have Google translation in our phones, the job is 10x easier.

Nowhere is a "lifetime" commitment, but if you like a place, might just stay there.

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Re:U.S. Is a Rich Country with Symptoms of a Developing Nation by theredbox on Saturday February 23, 2019 @02:13PM (#19234975)

Have you ever tried to become fluent in a language ?

I dont think you have even a clue about how hard european languages are and how hard it is to integrate.

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Re:U.S. Is a Rich Country with Symptoms of a Developing Nation by raverbashing on Saturday February 23, 2019 @02:21PM (#19235016)

I speak 3 languages non-natively, 2 at C1 level at least for oral comprehension.

So yeah, I have done that.

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Re:U.S. Is a Rich Country with Symptoms of a Developing Nation by theredbox on Saturday February 23, 2019 @02:31PM (#19235052)

Yea I have seen people claiming they speak C1 when in fact they dont. Do you work profesionally with those languages?

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Re:U.S. Is a Rich Country with Symptoms of a Developing Nation by sanedigital on Saturday February 23, 2019 @04:22PM (#19235549)

I speak C2 Spanish and C1 French. I have certifications for both. I'm currently learning Italian, and expect to move from A2 to C1 within a year.

Its really not that hard if your study correctly and you're able to spend significant time in a country that speaks the language.

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