I can probably claim 3+3 here
That’s why I’m an unrepentant globalist. I frankly have some contempt for people who have the opportunity/resources to experience more than 1 culture but *choose* not to (agnostic sympathy for those without the opportunity).
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Living in a place but not learning the language raises some questions and should have some justification imo
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At some point the Nth language is hard to justify the effort beyond the most basic osmosis when that learning time competes with other higher value learning topics (I speak en/es/pt, but currently live in Berlin, German is extremely irregular and the town very cosmopolitan... )
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"If you're twenty-two, physically fit, hungry to learn and be better, I urge you to travel — as far and as widely as possible. Sleep on floors if you have to. Find out how other people live and eat and cook. Learn from them — wherever you go." Anthony Bourdain
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I don’t think it’s overvalued - hard to think of another skill that requires so much effort to obtain and results in such little increased earnings potentials
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100% agree. And I’d say for significant benefit, you cannot spend your social life cosseted within an enclave of your co-nationals, you probably need to spend at least a year, and the culture should be different enough that you start out at least somewhat uncomfortable.
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