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Old 12-22-2009, 10:59 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aelle View Post
Speak for yourself! My life would be nowhere near what it is today if I didn't speak any foreign languages. I wouldn't be writing to you, for one thing.

And, as Asmoday puts it, it works the other way around too. I would be a different person too if languages (and what goes with it - world travel, confronting other cultures, expatriation) left me apathetic.
Yep, I am speaking for myself.. I'd like to learn many new languages, it's just a "would it be worth the time I invested into it" matter for me.. otherwise, I wouldn't criticise anybody else who learnt a new language, or anybody who is going to.
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