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Mar 26, 2025
8:53:17am

J. Walter Weatherman Contributor

In the words of Ron Swanson: you're a grown man, do whatever you want.

But FWIW I do think your love of languages is cool, carry on.

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J. Walter Weatherman

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POLL: Learn a language I WANT to learn, but it's less useful? Or learn a language I don't want to learn, but will be 100x more useful...

Icelandic Cougar

Mar 26, 8:37am

IMO, unless you have a serious need (business, personal relationship, place of residence) to learn a specific

Indy Coug

Mar 26, 8:42am

I feel you. I had a strong desire to learn Danish because my ancestors

Jimmertime

Mar 26, 8:43am

But I enjoyed it the whole time and still do. I just find myself wishing it was

Jimmertime

Mar 26, 8:44am

If you dont want to learn it you wont. If you really want to learn Japanese you

nybyblue

Mar 26, 8:44am

In the words of Ron Swanson: you're a grown man, do whatever you want.

J. Walter Weatherman

Mar 26, 8:53am

What about Mandarin Chinese? got more potential utility than Japanese but may be more interesting to you than Spanish

byujag

Mar 26, 9:17am

I’ve considered mandarin as well. I feel like it’s a bigger lift than Japanese.

Icelandic Cougar

Mar 26, 9:20am

I took Japanese for fun my last college semester, so I feel you on taking languages just to learn something new

byujag

Mar 26, 9:30am

how old are you? learning languages I've heard gets harder the older you are,

franklyvulgar

Mar 26, 9:32am

I turn 25 in April

Icelandic Cougar

Mar 26, 9:33am

sky's the limit 🙂

franklyvulgar

Mar 26, 9:34am

I’m 56 and have been teaching myself Romanian for the last three years…

Refugee

Mar 26, 9:38am

Served in Romania, gotta ask why you picked Romaneste?

J. Walter Weatherman

Mar 26, 9:39pm

Soția mea a servit acolo. 1997 până în 1999 eu cred.

Refugee

Mar 26, 10:50pm

Asa am banuit. Sotia mea a servit in Italia si vorbesc un pic de italiana

J. Walter Weatherman

Mar 27, 8:23am

Așa…fratele meu mai mare a servit în Italia. Când tu ai servit în România?

Refugee

Mar 27, 9:24am

What approach would you take to learn either language?

hamaca

Mar 26, 9:54am

Something I like to do is listen to music in the language I’m trying to learn

Mar 26, 10:35am

My guess is that unless you have incredible self-discipline, you'll never learn

Emmett Fitz-Hume

Mar 26, 12:08pm

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