He doesn't try to learn at least a little bit of a language before he visits it's respective country

i wish i could learn a second language. i've tried learning some languages but without people to speak to in person in that language and/or an environment where you're surrounded by I just can't get anything to stick.

the only language besides English that has a significant presence in the US is Spanish and i just don't have enough interest in the culture/media of Spanish speakers to bother with it. so I guess it's my own fault. I suck.

That's all nice and fine if you barely travel.
Good fucking luck learning anything but basic greetings if you visit multiple countries every year.

Well if you're an American you don't really do that as much because Europe is about a days flight and the nearest place where they don't speak your language is either Quebec or Mexico.

I'd say it's not worth the hassle. You can learn a couple of greetings (that makes people smile and makes them feel nice) and that's it; there's no need to go any deeper than that unless you're moving there for a long period of time, or even permanently.
Besides, most people in Europe are extremely considerate, and will immediately switch to English for foreigners if it sounds like you're trying too hard in their local language. We also converse with other Europeans that happen to come in our country in English, so an American not being able to talk in the local language isn't going to be a surprise.
It's a worldwide language, no one's going to think you're selfish or anything if you continue using it when you're visiting abroad.

I hate that Russian tourists still insist on using Russian, though, it's a pain in the ass.

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it's more useful to learn another programming language

less people speak that language than there are that bother taking change of a few pennies

money is a global language. meds should be learning germanic languages otherwise we'll destroy their already destroyed economy

>wasting a few months to learn a /rare/ language

Nah honestly if you come here and try to mongrel some finnish to me i'll cringe so fucking hard and give you this bothered smile and just answer in english.

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Fuck you pekka
I never liked your gay country anyway

I want to learn Finnish but it's fucking intimidating.

It's for your own best.

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Still gonna come and find you and speak butchered Finnish and refuse to use English

I'm not so sure about the rest of the Germanic languages, but people in the Balkans value German a lot - though most likely because of employment opportunities.
If you look at the stats, German is trailing right behind English in Bulgaria, and all of the former Yugoslavian countries.

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>mfw

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americans don't speak english though, they speak...

I just want tourists to talk english instead of trying to speak our meme language, shit's just confusing.
Funnily enough danes often get angry when you switch to english, since they can understand us but we have a harder time understanding them because of the ceremonial baked potato they store in their gullet.

>Travel to France to brush up on the language
>Go into restaurant
>Wait to be served at a busy time
>Restaurant owner stares at me for a bit
>Gesticulates to his wife
>Listen as he tells her to get the daughter over since she knows English
>Daughter comes, speaks to me in heavily accented English
>I make my order in French

> Go to Serbia
> Speak Croatian instead of Serbian
> mfw

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>delusional *mericans actually think someone would appreciate them butchering their beloved language

Your language sounds like butchered German anyway.

this dess

What absolute cunts.

I would be quite happy if you could at least speak yours in a comprehensible way senpai