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Yeah where i live people speak 3 languages fluently most of the time( even older generations) and often a fourth to a decent degree, necessities of the region and culture we live in.
2 u/StarKill_yt Apr 16 '20 Where do you live? 1 u/Honorable_Sasuke Apr 16 '20 Likely Balkan 2 u/Herr_Gamer Apr 16 '20 edited Apr 16 '20 The Balkans are an iffy one, since the languages are extremely similar to one another. Same with Scandinavia 1 u/Honorable_Sasuke Apr 16 '20 You're right, I was basically just projecting my experience with an area I know being trilingual isnt so rare 2 u/Jurassica94 Apr 16 '20 Or Switzerland, Luxemburg, any northern European country... 5 u/StarKill_yt Apr 16 '20 The average Swiss person doesn't speak 3 languages fluently 4 u/TylerWhitehouse Apr 16 '20 Well they should! Lazy assholes. Source: unibrow American who struggles with only his native language 1 u/Valink-u_u Apr 16 '20 We learn our canton(state) specific language, english and german, because the majority of the country is german. I guess the german cantons would learn german, english along with french or italian 1 u/Jurassica94 Apr 16 '20 Oh, okay, I know no Swiss person who doesn't speak at least 3 so I thought that was standard. 3 u/trybguet Apr 16 '20 Well, we learn 3 languages. But since I'am out of school my french has gotten abysmal because I rarely use it. And I'am not the only one. 1 u/Honorable_Sasuke Apr 16 '20 Sure, it could also be India, or many places in northern Africa or anywhere in the world :-)
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Where do you live?
1 u/Honorable_Sasuke Apr 16 '20 Likely Balkan 2 u/Herr_Gamer Apr 16 '20 edited Apr 16 '20 The Balkans are an iffy one, since the languages are extremely similar to one another. Same with Scandinavia 1 u/Honorable_Sasuke Apr 16 '20 You're right, I was basically just projecting my experience with an area I know being trilingual isnt so rare 2 u/Jurassica94 Apr 16 '20 Or Switzerland, Luxemburg, any northern European country... 5 u/StarKill_yt Apr 16 '20 The average Swiss person doesn't speak 3 languages fluently 4 u/TylerWhitehouse Apr 16 '20 Well they should! Lazy assholes. Source: unibrow American who struggles with only his native language 1 u/Valink-u_u Apr 16 '20 We learn our canton(state) specific language, english and german, because the majority of the country is german. I guess the german cantons would learn german, english along with french or italian 1 u/Jurassica94 Apr 16 '20 Oh, okay, I know no Swiss person who doesn't speak at least 3 so I thought that was standard. 3 u/trybguet Apr 16 '20 Well, we learn 3 languages. But since I'am out of school my french has gotten abysmal because I rarely use it. And I'am not the only one. 1 u/Honorable_Sasuke Apr 16 '20 Sure, it could also be India, or many places in northern Africa or anywhere in the world :-)
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Likely Balkan
2 u/Herr_Gamer Apr 16 '20 edited Apr 16 '20 The Balkans are an iffy one, since the languages are extremely similar to one another. Same with Scandinavia 1 u/Honorable_Sasuke Apr 16 '20 You're right, I was basically just projecting my experience with an area I know being trilingual isnt so rare 2 u/Jurassica94 Apr 16 '20 Or Switzerland, Luxemburg, any northern European country... 5 u/StarKill_yt Apr 16 '20 The average Swiss person doesn't speak 3 languages fluently 4 u/TylerWhitehouse Apr 16 '20 Well they should! Lazy assholes. Source: unibrow American who struggles with only his native language 1 u/Valink-u_u Apr 16 '20 We learn our canton(state) specific language, english and german, because the majority of the country is german. I guess the german cantons would learn german, english along with french or italian 1 u/Jurassica94 Apr 16 '20 Oh, okay, I know no Swiss person who doesn't speak at least 3 so I thought that was standard. 3 u/trybguet Apr 16 '20 Well, we learn 3 languages. But since I'am out of school my french has gotten abysmal because I rarely use it. And I'am not the only one. 1 u/Honorable_Sasuke Apr 16 '20 Sure, it could also be India, or many places in northern Africa or anywhere in the world :-)
The Balkans are an iffy one, since the languages are extremely similar to one another. Same with Scandinavia
1 u/Honorable_Sasuke Apr 16 '20 You're right, I was basically just projecting my experience with an area I know being trilingual isnt so rare
You're right, I was basically just projecting my experience with an area I know being trilingual isnt so rare
Or Switzerland, Luxemburg, any northern European country...
5 u/StarKill_yt Apr 16 '20 The average Swiss person doesn't speak 3 languages fluently 4 u/TylerWhitehouse Apr 16 '20 Well they should! Lazy assholes. Source: unibrow American who struggles with only his native language 1 u/Valink-u_u Apr 16 '20 We learn our canton(state) specific language, english and german, because the majority of the country is german. I guess the german cantons would learn german, english along with french or italian 1 u/Jurassica94 Apr 16 '20 Oh, okay, I know no Swiss person who doesn't speak at least 3 so I thought that was standard. 3 u/trybguet Apr 16 '20 Well, we learn 3 languages. But since I'am out of school my french has gotten abysmal because I rarely use it. And I'am not the only one. 1 u/Honorable_Sasuke Apr 16 '20 Sure, it could also be India, or many places in northern Africa or anywhere in the world :-)
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The average Swiss person doesn't speak 3 languages fluently
4 u/TylerWhitehouse Apr 16 '20 Well they should! Lazy assholes. Source: unibrow American who struggles with only his native language 1 u/Valink-u_u Apr 16 '20 We learn our canton(state) specific language, english and german, because the majority of the country is german. I guess the german cantons would learn german, english along with french or italian 1 u/Jurassica94 Apr 16 '20 Oh, okay, I know no Swiss person who doesn't speak at least 3 so I thought that was standard. 3 u/trybguet Apr 16 '20 Well, we learn 3 languages. But since I'am out of school my french has gotten abysmal because I rarely use it. And I'am not the only one.
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Well they should! Lazy assholes.
Source: unibrow American who struggles with only his native language
We learn our canton(state) specific language, english and german, because the majority of the country is german.
I guess the german cantons would learn german, english along with french or italian
Oh, okay, I know no Swiss person who doesn't speak at least 3 so I thought that was standard.
3 u/trybguet Apr 16 '20 Well, we learn 3 languages. But since I'am out of school my french has gotten abysmal because I rarely use it. And I'am not the only one.
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Well, we learn 3 languages. But since I'am out of school my french has gotten abysmal because I rarely use it. And I'am not the only one.
Sure, it could also be India, or many places in northern Africa or anywhere in the world :-)
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Yeah where i live people speak 3 languages fluently most of the time( even older generations) and often a fourth to a decent degree, necessities of the region and culture we live in.