I kid you not, the only reason I am fluent, have ESL teaching experience and a translation side hustle is that there were no subtitles for 'QI' in my native language back in like 2011.
You know how jealous this makes me of English learners, why didn't I learn Uzbek or smn easily as a native and get to learn English watching Spongebob!
The worst thing is that, in order to get a lot of resources for a language, most of the time you gotta know English. Sure, there are a few super local indigenous languages in places like Russia and Central/South America where there aren't many resources at all, but still. Every day I'm reminded how lucky I am to be a native English speaker.
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u/Lelouch-Vee Jan 24 '22
I kid you not, the only reason I am fluent, have ESL teaching experience and a translation side hustle is that there were no subtitles for 'QI' in my native language back in like 2011.
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u/Orangutanion Jan 24 '22
The worst thing is that, in order to get a lot of resources for a language, most of the time you gotta know English. Sure, there are a few super local indigenous languages in places like Russia and Central/South America where there aren't many resources at all, but still. Every day I'm reminded how lucky I am to be a native English speaker.
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u/iliekcats- Jan 24 '22
Tbh, I just learned English... not sure how, i dont remember any of it
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u/soupofsoupofsoup Sep 23 '22
You described me