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I've noticed that Westerners from larger countries, and from English speaking countries in particular, always struggle with grasping that in some and perhaps ma
by brnt 5y ago
I've noticed that Westerners from larger countries, and from English speaking countries in particular, always struggle with grasping that in some and perhaps many places, people just speak a handful of languages. I am from a small European country, and I was also raised and schooled in four, and on top come electives and classics if you are so inclined.
The impression what is commonly spoken is very much biased by this assumption. Many just don't speak one language all day long.
- occamrazor 5y agoWhere from? I am not aware of any country that uses more than two languages in school (except for foreign language classes of course)
- simongray 5y agoGonna guess Luxembourg.
- occamrazor 5y agoLuxembourg has two (French and German), and English as a foreign language.
- simongray 5y agoAlso Luxembourgish, so three + English.
- occamrazor 5y agoAFAIK Luxembourgish is used only in Kindergarten, not in higher school grades.
- cobbaut 5y agoBelgium also, Dutch-French-German and English.
- occamrazor 5y agoWhere in Belgium? Only in the small German-speaking region or also elsewhere?
- ir123 5y agoI had 3 languages in my Indian school
- unmole 5y agoIndia officially follows a three language policy in schools.