Languages are inseperable from the culture they evolve in. Humour, historical references, values, even entire philosophical concepts can be impossible to adequa

Languages are inseperable from the culture they evolve in. Humour, historical references, values, even entire philosophical concepts can be impossible to adequately translate, because they are often so closely tied to the way a culture’s language developed and is used. Because of that, you‘ll never truly know a culture until you know its language. (See also: https://twitter.com/BretDevereaux/status/1359574074326982664 https://twitter.com/BretDevereaux/status/1359574074326982664)