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I'm originally from the The Netherlands but I've been living in Australia for the past 8 years. When I first arrived here my English was fine, so I thought. I w
by pan69 13y ago
I'm originally from the The Netherlands but I've been living in Australia for the past 8 years. When I first arrived here my English was fine, so I thought. I was in my early 30's and had used English for the most part of my life.
However, I soon discovered that there is a big difference in speaking another language and expressing yourself in it. It's very different to ask for directions than to communicate that funny thing that happened to you the other day.
I can understand what Paul is referring to in that; to be a start up CEO you need to be able to "communicate" an idea and vision. If you need to do that, in this case, to a native English speaking crowd and no one can understand you it's simply not going to work.
- simonebrunozzi 13y agoHi there! Expressing deep thoughts or emotions in a foreign language can be very hard, especially if there are cultural differences. (try mediterranean cultures and Anglo-saxon ones, for instance). However, we are referring to a business/technical discussion in this case. There are similarities to other types of discussions, but I think there are also specific rules that don't apply to, say, conversations between a Dutch and an Australian couple :) Simone