> There is one other question to be considered, though, which is one that bluepork raised when I mentioned these thoughts to him: Why?
Did I? I don't remember! Either way, it's certainly the kind of thing I would have said, so I can believe that I did, in fact, say this.
Personally, I'm very poor at languages, and that's by crappy British standards, so that really means I can only speak English! I have maintained the desire for a long time to learn a few words of Spanish. Not that I've done much about it, but this would keep me afloat throughout the whole of the America's as well as southern Europe. I'm much more likely to spend holiday time in these parts of the world than in Germany etc.
Given the German girlfriend situation though, I think you should learn at least a bit of German. (You know that Lindsey learnt Swedish so she could talk to Norm's daughter in her native tongue - maybe you should talk to her as to how she did it!)
I do think it's very difficult to achieve the level of fluency that you are after without a much greater commitment of time than I suspect you have.
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Date: 2010-08-20 08:40 am (UTC)Did I? I don't remember! Either way, it's certainly the kind of thing I would have said, so I can believe that I did, in fact, say this.
Personally, I'm very poor at languages, and that's by crappy British standards, so that really means I can only speak English! I have maintained the desire for a long time to learn a few words of Spanish. Not that I've done much about it, but this would keep me afloat throughout the whole of the America's as well as southern Europe. I'm much more likely to spend holiday time in these parts of the world than in Germany etc.
Given the German girlfriend situation though, I think you should learn at least a bit of German. (You know that Lindsey learnt Swedish so she could talk to Norm's daughter in her native tongue - maybe you should talk to her as to how she did it!)
I do think it's very difficult to achieve the level of fluency that you are after without a much greater commitment of time than I suspect you have.