Which Language Should I Learn?

[Sirotnikov]

Originally posted by Eli




Why?

Sounding like Ahnold Schwaeurtzeneggerz ist viele super kul!

Also, it gets you girls, Ja?

I just like it.

[aneeshm]

I'm going to shamelessly pimp my own languages here. Go for Marathi or Hindi.

[Zkribbler]

No votes for Espiranto??

[Chilean Presidentâ„¢]

And what about for Esperanto?

[OzzyKP]

Originally posted by senowen
P.S. - Hot Chinese girls love "round eyes" i.e. western looking people, esp. when you can say "Ni hen piaoliang"

I demand a source.

Or several...

[Monk]

Originally posted by Brachy-Pride
also german isnt that useful because all germans speak english, and like to speak it, speaking german in germany is actually hard for a foreigner trying to learn the german langauge, because of how much the locals like to speak english.

Is that the same Germany we're talking about? The main reason why I speak German - mediocre German, but still - is that it's been goddamned necessary for me to do so while in Berlin and Bavaria, especially the latter. I find it absolutely unlike the situation in Scandinavia where no foreigner in his right mind would insist on learning the language unless he was planning to stay for several years and work with the locals.

[Monk]

...that is, apart from students that go here in order to study Scandinavian culture and history.

[Harovan]

Originally posted by Monk
Is that the same Germany we're talking about? The main reason why I speak German - mediocre German, but still - is that it's been goddamned necessary for me to do so while in Berlin and Bavaria, especially the latter. I find it absolutely unlike the situation in Scandinavia where no foreigner in his right mind would insist on learning the language unless he was planning to stay for several years and work with the locals.

It depends with which people and under what circumstances you talk. In general, the normal German on the street talks German, an increasing amount of Anglicisms notwithstanding (which are often even used incorrectly, see "Handy" for cell phone). Other languages are shunned and if it's unavoidable to try them, usually performed poorly. In this, Germany is completely different from, say, Scandinavia (but very similar to France).

However, if you go on business level in a firm with global interests, even if they're only moderate, English becomes a must and for many people the dominating language. Same goes for good universities. My son is studying in Munich, as German in a German university. In five years, he had only one lesson in German, all else were helt in English.

[senowen]

Originally posted by OzzyKP


I demand a source.

Or several...

Just ask my girlfriend.

[Terra Nullius]

Originally posted by Oerdin
You'll be able to learn it but you will have an accent.

That's just laziness.

Most people are just too lazy or too embarassed to properly reproduce the sounds of a different language.

I had no trouble convincing the natives that I grew up in the Ardennes.

[Terra Nullius]

As to the OP.

If the choice is between French and Spanish, just flip a coin. They're virtually indistinguishable anyway.

[MrFun]

Re: Which Language Should I Learn?

Originally posted by Eli
So I decided to learn another language.

I already know English, Hebrew and Russian so the remaining big languages are:

There's nothing big about Hebrew language.