I do speak German, Italian, English and some (very little) Spanish, Mandarin and French. In my view a language is a door to another culture. Without it, it is really hard to emerge. English did come relatively easy for me (coming from german) but I only learned it for 2 years. This is why I had to read some books and travel to US/UK/Aust…
I do speak German, Italian, English and some (very little) Spanish, Mandarin and French. In my view a language is a door to another culture. Without it, it is really hard to emerge. English did come relatively easy for me (coming from german) but I only learned it for 2 years. This is why I had to read some books and travel to US/UK/Australia. English is, de facto, the lingua franca. In most of Europe this is accepted like a social law - in the french speaking parts of Europe (southern belgium, Luxemburg and France) people still fight this fact a bit.
I do speak German, Italian, English and some (very little) Spanish, Mandarin and French. In my view a language is a door to another culture. Without it, it is really hard to emerge. English did come relatively easy for me (coming from german) but I only learned it for 2 years. This is why I had to read some books and travel to US/UK/Australia. English is, de facto, the lingua franca. In most of Europe this is accepted like a social law - in the french speaking parts of Europe (southern belgium, Luxemburg and France) people still fight this fact a bit.