What language should i learn?

Hahlolz wrote:

swaglord wrote:

I'm going with trying to get each language I learn to about B2 level. Currently my German is about B1-B2, and I just started Spanish a few months ago. Then I'll move onto French. After that I would probably want to throw a Slavic language in... was thinking Croatian (total babes, amazing coastline).

You love yourself.

Most likely pretentious and annoying at family gatherings.

Pretty much spot on if I could analyze myself. It's tough to tread the line. How do you add interesting skills like this and others (guitar, fitness, etc) without coming across as a total narcissist? I know everyone who isn't in a constant quest to better themselves likes to be around the schlub that only talks about the newest TV shows, etc... makes them feel better about themselves. Is the best way just to do it and not talk at all about it? What if someone has something interesting to say that can help you though?

Only reason I love myself is that I want to make myself the best I can and gain a more well-rounded perspective of the world. Eventually I could switch over and start helping people (monetarily, or maybe through insight).

Also, want to get high quality girls. Can't do that being a TV watching average schlubbster.

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Being mildly autistic is actually pretty useful for language learning. If you've ever listened to an interview with one of those super polyglots who knows like 10+ languages, it's pretty quickly evident that a lot of them have a touch of the spergs.

So you're in good company, in other words.

Yes I do know both. Approximately 75% of the signs are the same. (I won't get deep into the weeds on this for many reasons.) There is a serious cultural aspect to ASL (which is used conversationally). SEE is used in the classrooms so that the deaf students learn Standard American English (SAE) for their writing etc. SEE signs have tenses, prefixes, and more. ASL does not. Either group can easily communicate with the other. This is my professional opinion.

Learn Spanish and Trump will deport you to Mexico

Spanish

Chinese (for business)

Arabic (Gulf Arabic)

Forget about using foreign languages to pick up women. They like money more than your ability to bust out random phrases in foreign languages.

If you play guitar to get women, you most likely aren't that good. A few intros for pop songs, chord outlines for a few others, and a little diddly dee lead lick to show some flair.

Most likely the equivalent of a barely "sub 30" 5k guy. Impressive to those who don't have a clue.

EBONICS will best prepare you to function in today's multicultural society.

Japanese takes about 3x the study hours to get conversational as compared to a Euro language. I imagine similar for Chinese. The bright side; you will impress the hell out of the locals with even simple conversation.

Nah I don't play guitar to get women. I'm into trying to play some more complex metal riffs and solos, just for fun. Also, I don't have use of one of my fingers so I try to accomplish it with only 3.

Mr E wrote:

Being mildly autistic is actually pretty useful for language learning. If you've ever listened to an interview with one of those super polyglots who knows like 10+ languages, it's pretty quickly evident that a lot of them have a touch of the spergs.

So you're in good company, in other words.

Yeah I know those kind, but I try to model myself after Luca Lampariello. Very cool dude, and his writings on fostering a love for a language are awesome.

docdur wrote:

Leaning towards a language that uses ideograms. Will probably choose either Chinese or Japanese. Anybody have any suggestions? Which languages will impress the ladies? Also open to other suggestions.

Looking at your post I recommend English

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You should lern Russian for Putin

unicyclemichael wrote:

Japanese takes about 3x the study hours to get conversational as compared to a Euro language. I imagine similar for Chinese. The bright side; you will impress the hell out of the locals with even simple conversation.

For English speakers that's true. But for native Mandarin and Korean speakers, Japanese is a breeze because the cultural assumptions overlap tremendously given the common Jomon Ancestry.

English on the otherhand is constructed from hundreds of tongues of invaders who raped England and stayed around for a century or two, so it's ad hoc, no rules, no consistency, a total mish-mash.

Born in China wrote:

unicyclemichael wrote:

Japanese takes about 3x the study hours to get conversational as compared to a Euro language. I imagine similar for Chinese. The bright side; you will impress the hell out of the locals with even simple conversation.

For English speakers that's true. But for native Mandarin and Korean speakers, Japanese is a breeze because the cultural assumptions overlap tremendously given the common Jomon Ancestry.

English on the otherhand is constructed from hundreds of tongues of invaders who raped England and stayed around for a century or two, so it's ad hoc, no rules, no consistency, a total mish-mash.

Did you miss the part where the OP is an English speaker? So your comment isn't helpful.

Also, English definitely has rules, just some of the rules are to cover the many exceptions that follow a different rule.

Born in China wrote:

unicyclemichael wrote:

Japanese takes about 3x the study hours to get conversational as compared to a Euro language. I imagine similar for Chinese. The bright side; you will impress the hell out of the locals with even simple conversation.

For English speakers that's true. But for native Mandarin and Korean speakers, Japanese is a breeze because the cultural assumptions overlap tremendously given the common Jomon Ancestry.

English on the otherhand is constructed from hundreds of tongues of invaders who raped England and stayed around for a century or two, so it's ad hoc, no rules, no consistency, a total mish-mash.

Yeah, English is a total abortion, and it's still an unmanaged, non-regulated, and confusing language, unlike German.

who's a foreigner? wrote:

, wrote:

Learn a language that will allow you to hold a conversation with somebody everyday. It would be nice to speak French or German or Spanish, but I don't know anybody around me here in Johannesburg that speaks any of those languages. It's probably different in the USA as there are so many foreigners at any time in your country.

As with so many things in life, practice makes perfect

Why don't you learn Zulu?

Yip, the most widely spoken language in south Africa. Until I saw that "blue" in Zulu is "luhlaza okwesibhakabhaka". I'll pass thanks...lol

Blah, I'll feed the troll. Very rarely are metal riffs "complex" you have now reached the equivalent of a "sub 20min 5k." Solos? Solos are a chance to improvise. Even professional musicians rarely mimic their own recorded leads. Stop.

Swaglord wrote:

Slashxl rosè wrote:

If you play guitar to get women, you most likely aren't that good. A few intros for pop songs, chord outlines for a few others, and a little diddly dee lead lick to show some flair.

Most likely the equivalent of a barely "sub 30" 5k guy. Impressive to those who don't have a clue.

Nah I don't play guitar to get women. I'm into trying to play some more complex metal riffs and solos, just for fun. Also, I don't have use of one of my fingers so I try to accomplish it with only 3.