I was inspired to start this thread by a post from Godzilla (yes, the fire-spitting monster mightily prowls the forum) :
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"I guess come to think of it, I could try to spend my time learning Russian...
Another life decision, that in the end, probably doesn't matter."
So, as I obviously disagree with the beast's end-statement (probably doesn't matter), I wanted to ask you for proofs of the contrary, ask you for your own life experiences on how, learning a foreign language, has indeed changed your life!
I mean, those of us who learned, for example, Chinese, Russian, even Spanish, it so changed our lives, enabling us to travel and even work and settle in various, different countries - and of course, opening immense opportunities with foreign women...
So, if you can illustrate this with your own real-life stories, related to learning languages and the resulting life-changes, please do...
thread-37535...pid1327344
"I guess come to think of it, I could try to spend my time learning Russian...
Another life decision, that in the end, probably doesn't matter."
So, as I obviously disagree with the beast's end-statement (probably doesn't matter), I wanted to ask you for proofs of the contrary, ask you for your own life experiences on how, learning a foreign language, has indeed changed your life!
I mean, those of us who learned, for example, Chinese, Russian, even Spanish, it so changed our lives, enabling us to travel and even work and settle in various, different countries - and of course, opening immense opportunities with foreign women...
So, if you can illustrate this with your own real-life stories, related to learning languages and the resulting life-changes, please do...