Is it rude to move to a country and never learn the language?

[MoonC A T]

For example, let's say I moved to Germany or Japan, where the primary language is the respective country name. Is it rude if I never learn to speak German or Japanese? How long is too long to be in a country and not learn the language?

[ZanyScum]

MoonC A T lähetti viestin:

For example, let's say I moved to Germany or Japan, where the primary language is the respective country name. Is it rude if I never learn to speak German or Japanese? How long is too long to be in a country and not learn the language?

It depends. Are you there for a job for 2 years? Nope, why would you learn the language if you don't want.
Are you there to life there? Of course you have to learn the language.
I am German and I totally hate these people who live here since 40 years and only talk in their native non German language at home, so all their children speak German as if they were learning it since 2 months. Great guys who were born in Germany and lived here all their life can't talk correct German because their parents never bothered to talk German at home.
It is really not funny.
They sound like aliens instead of like Germans. It is not right. These parents are bad parents!

[RRW359]

I'd assume it's in the citizenship test. If they let you pass without knowing the language it isn't rude, if you can't pass the test it doesn't matter if it's rude.

[Heitor Villa-Lobos]

hypercybermegatron lähetti viestin:

Is it rude to move to a country and never learn the language?

Are Europeans who migrated to America rude for not learning to speak Native American?

There is no laguage called "Native American". There were and still are hundreds of native laguages here, that even belong to very different linguistic trunks!

And yes, of course they were very rude.

Curious fact: there is a language called Nhengatu that is basicly the general Tupi-Guarani trunk fused together. It is used as a common language between many different native peoples in Brazil. It was put together by evangelists who learned a few of the native Brazilian languages in the Great Navigations era. It does not, however, include the Tukano and Arawak roots, for example.

[juicebox]

No, but it would definitely make living there and communicating with the locals harder.

[Irene ❤]

If the people claim you're rude for not speaking their language, they are the bias and rude ones.

If you visit any nice country and can't speak their language, they will welcome you, teach you and share their culture values.

[hypercybermegatron]

Heitor Villa-Lobos lähetti viestin:

Curious fact: there is a language called Nhengatu that is basicly the general Tupi-Guarani trunk fused together. It is used as a common language between many different native peoples in Brazil. It was put together by evangelists who learned a few of the native Brazilian languages in the Great Navigations era. It does not, however, include the Tukano and Arawak roots, for example.

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing this, I didn't know about these languages.

[Barney, from Black Mesa.]

"Rude"? It is a natural expectation: if you want to understand the locals and the culture of the land better, then you ought to learn the language.

[St✩rlight]

No it is not rude, maybe it is more rude if you don't speak to them in their own language to make them feel welcome.

[Q-T_3.14.exe]

Munithe EXT lähetti viestin:

No it is not rude, maybe it is more rude if you don't speak to them in their own language to make them feel welcome.

Here on the radio they said migrants would rarher speak the local language to learn to speak it better. Such enthusiasm is heart warming. If I felt like it I could ask to learn theirs' in return.

[metamec]

You will struggle to survive if you move to a country where most people don't speak your language. Your employment prospects will be extremely limited. Your mental health will probably suffer as well. Some days I only get to communicate in my native language thanks to the internet. Not speaking the language is really not an option.

[Tito Shivan]

We have literal 'colonies' of german and british 'expats' who live here for lengthy ammounts of time and only speak their first language. It's all fun and games until they try to do something out of their self contained areas.

I can understand the language barrier when you're doing tourism or staying for a short period of time. But for people who choose to live or spend lengthy ammounts of time in a foreign region while not even trying to understand the local language it only shows a petty and childish sense of entitlement.

Q-T_3.14.exe lähetti viestin:

Here on the radio they said migrants would rarher speak the local language to learn to speak it better.

Ironically migrants do most take the effort to learn the local language. It's mostly from expats and retired foreigners where you find most that 'I don't want to integrate myself' self-centered attitude.

[MoonC A T]

Irene ❤ lähetti viestin:

If you visit any nice country and can't speak their language, they will welcome you, teach you and share their culture values.

True but there are always the stubborn or lazy ones that will refuse. Clearly at that point it ain't the natives' fault.

[William Shakesman]

Given the sorts of thing you usually see from immigrants, like the unpleasantness in Rotherham, failure to learn the language is really a minor issue.

White Knight lähetti viestin:

This thread is a white-supremacist slogan wrapped in the guise of a simple question.

Found the immigrant who is absolutely livid at the expectation of the slightest bit of gratitude to his new host country

[MoonC A T]

White Knight lähetti viestin:

This thread is a white-supremacist slogan wrapped in the guise of a simple question.

Look at my pic on my profile. Do I look white to you?

[ALIEN]

MoonC A T lähetti viestin:

White Knight lähetti viestin:

This thread is a white-supremacist slogan wrapped in the guise of a simple question.

Look at my pic on my profile. Do I look white to you?

very cool profile , i usualy dont watch others profile , but u made me curious
this one is very interesting btw

i m also a cat person
cheers