If you could magically gain the skill to perfectly speak a foreign language which one would you choose?

[bankai]

Just Japanese. I can watch anime without subtitles.

 

[Satori Komeiji]

Japanese so that I didn't have to rely on translators for Touhou stuff :) For actual practical use though probably German or Dutch.

 

[bankai]

Japanese so that I didn't have to rely on translators for Touhou stuff :) For actual practical use though probably German or Dutch.

The problem is, Japan is such a homogeneous and standalone country that you can't actually speak Japanese with anyone anywhere else. Whereas I guess you'd be able to speak German in multiple countries.

 

[moribundwhispers]

Indus Valley Script purely for money (indian govt will pay 1 million dollars for deciphering it)
i am not indian or of indian heritage i just want the money lol

 

[Satori Komeiji]

The problem is, Japan is such a homogeneous and standalone country that you can't actually speak Japanese with anyone anywhere else. Whereas I guess you'd be able to speak German in multiple countries.

Exactly. As it stands right now though, distractions and cope are what keep me sane (and alive, to some extent) so being able to distract and cope better would be nice. I'll probably never have the money to visit Switzerland or Netherlands which are the two countries I want to visit most so might as well pick the fun language rather than the practical one.

 

[moribundwhispers]

The problem is, Japan is such a homogeneous and standalone country that you can't actually speak Japanese with anyone anywhere else. Whereas I guess you'd be able to speak German in multiple countries.

reading manga and anime would be cool but it's not useful outside of Japan for much else.

 

[bankai]

Exactly. As it stands right now though, distractions and cope are what keep me sane (and alive, to some extent) so being able to distract and cope better would be nice. I'll probably never have the money to visit Switzerland or Netherlands which are the two countries I want to visit most so might as well pick the fun language rather than the practical one.

Interesting. The Netherlands is not often mentioned by people, but I know how utterly beautiful it is because The Amazing Race had an episode in Netherlands.Another lesser known but very beautiful country is Latvia featured in another episode.

 

[Forever Sleep]

Klingon. Maybe Russian.

 

[star.trip]

English, German, Russian and Mandarin