Page 3 of 3 FirstFirst 123
Results 21 to 24 of 24

Thread: Taking Spanish

  1. #21
    Senior Member CeeBee's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2014
    Posts
    1,677
    vCash
    1792
    Points
    141,543
    Bank
    0
    Total Points
    141,543
    Donate
    Quote Originally Posted by Pinnacle-Project View Post
    Yes, I will have a Midwest American accent but eventually, my fluency (vocabulary, grammar) will be as good as a local.
    You are being unrealistically optimistic. Maybe you don't live among enough immigrants. You can always tell who is an immigrant that came at the age 15-20+
    Learning a foreign language at the age of 40+ becomes a challenge. I see it with many people who emigrated as adults. Different culture, different music, different jokes, different customs. Blending in is not easy, especially if the number of foreigners isn't too high. And then local people know you by "the American", "the black", "the Korean", "the Arab", "the Jew" etc etc.
    No, it's not something I imagine, it's something I have seen.

  2. #22
    Senior Member slgrieb's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2014
    Location
    Texas Panhandle
    Posts
    2,647
    vCash
    800
    Points
    578,864
    Bank
    0
    Total Points
    578,864
    Donate
    Quote Originally Posted by CeeBee View Post
    You are being unrealistically optimistic. Maybe you don't live among enough immigrants. You can always tell who is an immigrant that came at the age 15-20+
    Learning a foreign language at the age of 40+ becomes a challenge. I see it with many people who emigrated as adults. Different culture, different music, different jokes, different customs. Blending in is not easy, especially if the number of foreigners isn't too high. And then local people know you by "the American", "the black", "the Korean", "the Arab", "the Jew" etc etc.
    No, it's not something I imagine, it's something I have seen.
    You are really overthinking this.
    Yes, Mr. Death... I'll play you a game! But not CHESS !!! BAH... FOOEY! My game is...
    WIFFLEBALL!

  3. #23
    Junior Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2014
    Posts
    2,149
    vCash
    0
    Points
    424,358
    Bank
    0
    Total Points
    424,358
    Donate
    I should take Spanish so I can talk to the cooks at the local Chinese place.

  4. #24
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2014
    Posts
    361
    vCash
    500
    Points
    79,241
    Bank
    0
    Total Points
    79,241
    Donate
    Quote Originally Posted by Larommi View Post
    I should take Spanish so I can talk to the cooks at the local Chinese place.
    Sounds like my neighborhood. Border of the barrio and Koreatown with plenty of Vietnamese, a plethora of Muslims and the Polish cultural center just for fun.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •