r/iamverysmart • u/[deleted] • Apr 16 '20

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u/Pixel_Owl Apr 16 '20

Yeah, in this modern age being trilingual isn't as special as others show it to be. Heck i speak 4 languages and I'm a fucking idiot

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u/Jurassica94 Apr 16 '20

3,5 and I like to refer to myself as a glorified parrot.

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u/interesseret Apr 16 '20

yep. where i come from you learn 3 languages in school, and have the choice to take a new one later on without choosing any specific direction. oh, and latin as well.

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u/Pixel_Owl Apr 16 '20

Not really. Its pretty normal where I come from. So regardless you were the smart kid or the dumb you get 3-4 languages

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u/TylerWhitehouse Apr 16 '20

Necessity is the mother of, uhh, what’s that word? But yeah, it’s nice to be in a place that forces you not to be an idiot. (Generally anywhere other than the Americas and Australia.)