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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (3 children)

This. I think european and asian should be swapped in this meme. I think its rarer to see asian speak 3 languages than seeing european speak 3 languages

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago

Surely that depends on where in Asia you're looking at as well? On average, the number of languages people speak is quite different between, say, India and Japan. Or Switzerland vs Romania in Europe.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

Meh I only speak English and Norwegian. I can (with extreme difficulty) make myself understood in German, but I wouldn't say I "speak German" . Although anyone who speaks Norwegian can also understand Swedish and Danish (not easily in the case of Danish unless it's written).

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As an asian, this has been my experience as well. Of course there are exceptions, but most asians I know (not just in my country) usually just speak 2 languages.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

But which part of Asia are you from? Here in India, schools are required (at least on paper) to teach three languages, so most people are at least trilingual.

[–] Bilbyton 2 points 1 year ago

Most schools around the world offer to teach 3 languages, certainly in the UK. But to be able to actually speak it properly is another matter

[–] jungekatz 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well yes but many schools teach sanskrit and its a dead language?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Sanskrit is still spoken in some parts of Karnataka state. Also, only some schools run by the federal government teach Sanskrit. Usually it is (1) the official language of the state, (2) English and (3) Hindi. (If Hindi is the official language of the state, then any other Indian language, or a foreigh language, would be offered. For historical reasons most schools in Tamil Nadu state do not offer Hindi, but will have another third language such as French.)