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Originally Posted by Cochonette  I agree with you Brendan. If you don't speak a major language like English, then the odds of learning a foreign language benefiting your life vastly are much higher. But if English is your native language, you don't need a foreign language to have a vast amount of life options unless you have specific interests that require it. Personally, I used to be really into study languages. I studied French, Romanian, Swahili, Japanese, and a little bit of Spanish. But now I just wish I had studied more Spanish because there are so many Spanish-speakers around. French enriches my life, but I haven't been able to go to a place where people speak French, so it hasn't been particularly useful. Now I am really tired of studying languages... so much time, for what? I am too busy learning about everything else to study a foreign language at the moment. Eventually I would like to learn Spanish for practical reasons, but other than that, no big deal. |
I made clear that I was speaking for myself. I actually would like to learn another language quite well. But if I did, it would most likely be more for hobby than practical reasons, and I figure it would take a lot of effort to get good, and I'd rather put that effort into something more practical for my own life.
I envy anybody who is bi-lingual or tri-lingual.. but not for me. I learnt Japanese at high school, didn't really get that good, but learning again would be easier. I'd probably learn it if i had the intention on working or living in Japan, but that's not a likelihood at this stage..