The Off Topic Topic

[Habbaku]

Languish seems to have a weird plethora of people who want to live in foreign countries but not learn the local languages. It's bizarre. If I chose to live in a non-English-speaking country for any appreciable amount of time, I'd be ashamed not to be learning a local tongue.

Who are you thinking of besides Tyr?

Tim has, by his own admission, learned very little Korean despite living in South Korea for years.

Spellus doesn't post much here any longer, but judging by his FB posts, he is actually learning quite a bit of Georgian, in contrast.

[Barrister]

Languish seems to have a weird plethora of people who want to live in foreign countries but not learn the local languages. It's bizarre. If I chose to live in a non-English-speaking country for any appreciable amount of time, I'd be ashamed not to be learning a local tongue.

Who are you thinking of besides Tyr?

Tim has, by his own admission, learned very little Korean despite living in South Korea for years.

Spellus doesn't post much here any longer, but judging by his FB posts, he is actually learning quite a bit of Georgian, in contrast.

Ah yes, Tim.

[Eddie Teach]

In his defense, Korean is hard.

[Eddie Teach]

Also, my Spanish is poor and Valmys probably worse.

[Habbaku]

Also, my Spanish is poor and Valmys probably worse.

Did you move to a Spanish-speaking country?

[Eddie Teach]

Kind of.

[Barrister]

Baby Joshie is now registered for kindergarten in the fall.

[Admiral Yi]

Also, my Spanish is poor and Valmys probably worse.

Did you move to a Spanish-speaking country?

Tejas

[Valmy]

Also, my Spanish is poor and Valmys probably worse.

I don't live in San Antonio. It would probably be more useful for me to learn Urdu or Hindi where I live.

[Eddie Teach]

Unlikely. Your city is 35% Hispanic per census.

[The Brain]

Unlikely. Your city is 35% Hispanic per census.

But how many of them are sugared?

[Valmy]

Unlikely. Your city is 35% Hispanic per census.

Very likely. Ethnicity and race does not equal culture. Where I live it is more like 20% and they speak Spanish about as well as Jaron. I have never had a good opportunity for immersion.

I don't even understand the point you are making. Even if you were in some area where everybody spoke Spanish all the time you haven't lived there that long.

[Razgovory]

Languish seems to have a weird plethora of people who want to live in foreign countries but not learn the local languages. It's bizarre. If I chose to live in a non-English-speaking country for any appreciable amount of time, I'd be ashamed not to be learning a local tongue.

Who are you thinking of besides Tyr?

Tim has, by his own admission, learned very little Korean despite living in South Korea for years.

Spellus doesn't post much here any longer, but judging by his FB posts, he is actually learning quite a bit of Georgian, in contrast.

I think Spellus has started a relationship with Georgia so he can stalk his old flame Russia.

[Valmy]

I thought his old flame was Armenia.

[Savonarola]

I finally took the plunge and bought myself a DSLR. A entry level nikkon.
Open the book and there are 3 bulky manuals. French, German and Italian.
Ah.

That shouldn't be a problem for somebody who has lived in Switzerland as long as you have. Right?

Languish seems to have a weird plethora of people who want to live in foreign countries but not learn the local languages. It's bizarre. If I chose to live in a non-English-speaking country for any appreciable amount of time, I'd be ashamed not to be learning a local tongue.

Josq, from what I remember, did learn Japanese when he lived in Japan.  His refusal to learn French is just one of his eccentricities.