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> If I could learn it, so can anyone else. More than a billion people have successfully learned to speak Chinese, some of them very stupid. Yet here I am, stru
by throw-the-towel 11mo ago
> If I could learn it, so can anyone else.
More than a billion people have successfully learned to speak Chinese, some of them very stupid. Yet here I am, struggling to remember the hanzi and the tones.
- lotsofpulp 11mo agoDifferent skills take different amounts of time and parameters to master. Comparing learning a language to watching a video or reading a recipe and spending a few weeks adding some oil and spices in a pot or pan is ridiculous.
- throw-the-towel 11mo agoSorry, I wanted to sound edgier and made my point less clear! What I wanted to convey is, it's waaaaay easier to learn a skill when you've been exposed to it since you were a baby.
- johnisgood 11mo agoMy mother and grandmother cooked, but I have never participated, I just ate the food. Does it count as exposure?