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=> Re: "Where are the opportunities to use a second language? I..." | In: u/StanStani

In several months un NYC, where literally everyone working at stores and restaurants is a native Spanish speaker, I got to practice my clumsy Spanish twice, not a minute total. No one wanted to deal with my bullshit -- for most natives doing other things, talking slowly and simply is no fun.

Getting a boy- or girlfriend would probably do it, but I am too old and tired, and my wife would probably be annoyed.

Not much there yet but we have

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2024-10-11 · 4 months ago

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=> 🚀 StanStani

Where are the opportunities to use a second language? I have dreams where I'm back in Korea. I miss using the language, but I can't say that I ever really got into an immersion environment even though I lived in Korea for 3 years and had at least 1000 words before stepping off the plane the first time. The closest I ever felt to being immersed was in a week long class that I took as part of my orientation for EPIK (English Program in Korea). It was upper-intermediate and the content was...

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