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Learning Languages :)
language discussion :)
Replies: 25 — Last Post Nov. 22, 2008 9:09pm by taraxgoesxboom
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Shaknbake


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Quote: from MaryLin at 9:19 am on Nov. 18, 2008
Ok, I speak like six languages... would I get paid more also?

Can't imagine Estonia (or Europe in  general) is as rife with monolingualism as the US is. Any benefits for multilingualism on this continent are because relatively few Americans are multilingual.

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Quote: from Shaknbake at 5:21 am on Nov. 19, 2008
Quote: from MaryLin at 9:19 am on Nov. 18, 2008
Ok, I speak like six languages... would I get paid more also?

Can't imagine Estonia (or Europe in general) is as rife with monolingualism as the US is. Any benefits for multilingualism on this continent are because relatively few Americans are multilingual.

That's not what I meant.
If I went to work in the US, would I also get the bonus?

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Shaknbake


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Quote: from MaryLin at 5:32 am on Nov. 19, 2008
That's not what I meant.
If I went to work in the US, would I also get the bonus?

Depending on what job you chose, sure. I don't think a Denny's in Texas would give a rat's ass, but if you worked in business or tourism, especially with a country doing business in Europe, you'd probably be set.

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MaryLin


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Quote: from Shaknbake at 4:16 am on Nov. 20, 2008
Quote: from MaryLin at 5:32 am on Nov. 19, 2008
That's not what I meant.  
 If I went to work in the US, would I also get the bonus?

Depending on what job you chose, sure. I don't think a Denny's in Texas would give a rat's ass, but if you worked in business or tourism, especially with a country doing business in Europe, you'd probably be set.

That's if they allow me to go across the border  

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Knowing more languages is always an advantage.

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Eireann


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Quote: from Loobygroovy at 1:21 pm on Nov. 17, 2008
I like French and German, and i'm not afraid to admit it  
i'm no where near being fluent in either language.. but i might be able to hold my own in a conversation  
So, even if you're not fluent in a language they can still come in useful apparently. According to the head of languages at my school, people with languages on their CV can get paid more then people without a language  

Is this really true? Or was she just trying to get more people to take languages as an option????  

:)  

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well i have near-perfect german, i'm learning arabic, and plan on learning farsi,russian and french in the next year after i become fluent in arabic. best thing to do is learn a majority language such as spanish, arabic, chinese or french. nowadays there is a particular need in the business industry for speakers of arabic, japanese, russian and german.  the more complicated languages take alot of dedication but they're well worth it, my twin brother is already fluent in japanese! and arabic is such a useful language and spoken by so many people, languages like that are worth learning. Ach, zu lernen eine andere Sprache ist sehr schwierig, du muss viel Studieren tun, um gut zu werden!
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Quote: from MaryLin at 9:20 am on Nov. 20, 2008
Quote: from Shaknbake at 4:16 am on Nov. 20, 2008
Quote: from MaryLin at 5:32 am on Nov. 19, 2008
That's not what I meant.
  If I went to work in the US, would I also get the bonus?
 

 Depending on what job you chose, sure. I don't think a Denny's in Texas would give a rat's ass, but if you worked in business or tourism, especially with a country doing business in Europe, you'd probably be set.

That's if they allow me to go across the border

why wouldn't they?

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MaryLin


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Quote: from handsfree at 7:46 am on Nov. 22, 2008
Quote: from MaryLin at 9:20 am on Nov. 20, 2008
Quote: from Shaknbake at 4:16 am on Nov. 20, 2008
Quote: from MaryLin at 5:32 am on Nov. 19, 2008
That's not what I meant.    
  If I went to work in the US, would I also get the bonus?

  Depending on what job you chose, sure. I don't think a Denny's in Texas would give a rat's ass, but if you worked in business or tourism, especially with a country doing business in Europe, you'd probably be set.

 

 That's if they allow me to go across the border  

why wouldn't they?

I just filled in the Visa Waiver thingy application and it says I'm good to enter the US but the official will have the final word... anyways I have to print this sheet out and show it them which says I'm accepted.

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JeanClaude


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Quote: from taraxgoesxboom at 4:22 pm on Nov. 17, 2008
I know some Japanese

"kawaii" and "otaku" don't count

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GeneCosta


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If you're smart, you'll take Chinese like I did. It will help you out tremendously in the future. In some fields your salary will double. Having taken Spanish, German, and some French, the language is harder, but their grammar structure is a lot easier than Japanese. It's not as a beautiful as Arabic, but I love the characters - both traditional and simplified.

Post edited at 7:54 pm on Nov. 22, 2008 by GeneCosta

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taraxgoesxboom


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Quote: from JeanClaude at 7:26 pm on Nov. 22, 2008
Quote: from taraxgoesxboom at 4:22 pm on Nov. 17, 2008
I know some Japanese
 

"kawaii" and "otaku" don't count


Thank you Mr.Obvious, I know more than just a few words.

Post edited at 11:15 pm on Nov. 22, 2008 by taraxgoesxboom

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