Hot take: if you move to a foreign country, learn the language of the people
So I’m not trying to be one of those people who are all against immigrants coming into their country. I don’t care as long as you aren’t hurting anything. I just want people who are coming into a country to learn the language of their native speakers enough to be able to hold basic conversations with the people in the countries. Doesn’t matter who you are, you speak English but want to move to Japan? Learn Japanese. Want to move to Germany or The Netherlands? Learn German or Dutch (or one since they are very similar). Want to move to America or Canada? Learn English. Want to move to Mexico? Learn Mexican Spanish.
Like I find it so stupid that there are some people in this world that feel so entitled when they move to other countries that they expect the people who live and only plan to live in that country to learn an entirely new language just to have conversation with them. Even if you’re going to tour another country still know enough of their language to ask for directions and to order food and just basic things and learn more while you’re there. My sister went on a vacation to tour Vietnam and she spent time to learn Vietnamese so she could hold conversation. But what do you guys think about this?
Posted Aug 12, 2026, 3:29 AM UTC