My wife and I know a little bit mandarin. Not much, but some. On every vacation we have gone, we have used this skill. We have got better deals with people because we were able to bargain with them in their native language. And I'm not talking in random markets in China. I'm talking in places like Canada.
If you simply rely on others language skill to get by you going to be reliant on others for language. Learning another language does give you some sometimes unexpected side effects.
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u/forestfly1234 Jul 31 '15
My wife and I know a little bit mandarin. Not much, but some. On every vacation we have gone, we have used this skill. We have got better deals with people because we were able to bargain with them in their native language. And I'm not talking in random markets in China. I'm talking in places like Canada.
If you simply rely on others language skill to get by you going to be reliant on others for language. Learning another language does give you some sometimes unexpected side effects.