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> People might not be as patient with you, and especially if you know English, people will just switch to it on the first hint of a struggle, making immersion h
by grecy 8y ago
> People might not be as patient with you, and especially if you know English, people will just switch to it on the first hint of a struggle, making immersion hard to attain.
Just go places in the world where people don't speak English, then that fall-back option doesn't exist.
I learned French quickly while driving through West Africa!
- Broken_Hippo 8y agoBut those places are less in some places than others. I'm in Norway. I live here, and it isn't like I can just go to another place that speaks Norwegian. Children start learning English at age 6. Most adult English-language television has subtitles instead of dubbed: Console games are in English most times. Advertisements have a mix of english and Norwegian. People are quick to use English. Very quick. The main portion of the population that doesn't do so well with English are older folks, in my mother's age group or older. I also have a very good chance that the person I'm speaking to can understand english even if their speaking skills aren't the best. Immersion simply doesn't happen the same here.