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But isn't it kinda mandatory for any IT person to speak usable English, worldwide? Even if super closed societies where language education sucks beyond imaginat
by anovikov 2y ago
But isn't it kinda mandatory for any IT person to speak usable English, worldwide? Even if super closed societies where language education sucks beyond imagination, like Russia, they mostly do.
- detaro 2y agoNot really, no. Being able to read it is harder to avoid, but usefully communicating in it is not needed in many places.
- numpad0 2y agoNot really in Japan. Everything is available in Japanese if it's not Japanese made in the first place. Complete lack of English skill + wide coverage of industry is probably a huge moat for Japan even in IT.
- autumnstwilight 2y agoWell, it's true that most my my colleagues can read English well enough to get the gist of docs and Stack Overflow, but when it comes to speaking, they don't know how to pronounce a lot of the words, to the point of being very difficult for the listener to understand, and struggle to put together a coherent sentence (particularly in the short timeframe needed to have a smooth conversation). They also find speaking English to be highly stressful and generally avoid it as much as they can.