parisbian:

i think it’s a shame that so many people speak perfect english just from the internet/tv and get no real recognition for it. there’s this horrible assumption that being fluent in english is just a given (propaganda from americans in cargo shorts i believe) and english is brushed off as an “easy” language. that isn’t the case at all and if you’ve learned english that’s amazing and im honestly in awe. i hate that people achieve so much to reach the minimum expectation, and then english speakers will pat themselves on the back for being able to count to 10 in french

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  11. thestreetdancer2023 said: @gemad08 Interesting, had I had more texting space I would have added yours to my response too! (also watched my parents struggle with it too)
  12. thestreetdancer2023 said: For those of you saying English is easy to learn… 1. Depends on your first language. We easterners have it a lot more difficult as a result of different writing systems, inconsistent pronunciation/ grammar, etc. 2. Saying this as someone who knows more than 2, I always find it more difficult to translate *insert any language* into English because everyday speech in the second one in real life is full of intranslatable idioms
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