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submitted 1 week ago by JoMiran@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

If I could only learn one additional language, and I wanted to travel the world, what language would serve me best other than English or Spanish?

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[-] eldavi@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

"a treat monster" is sort of like "tankie" in reverse; it describes the kind of american consumerist that is placated/bribed away from revolutionary thought with treats like big suv's & social privileges and they're monsters because they support genocides.

Most people around the world know how to distinguish between America the empire and a civilian American spending money into the local economy.

this is the reason why i ask this question.

my strong american accent makes it clear that i'm a clueless american and that gates my efforts to travel to places outside the core that don't speak english or spanish. to me; all of the cultures that speak both languages belong to the same hegemony as the american empire and i'm aware that my nature will result in harm coming to me if i can't atleast speak the language of where i'm visiting.

[-] MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

Be open, humble, friendly, listen more than you talk. Try and learn a bit about the country you're in, not to have opinions about it, but to better understand the people you meet. Happy travels!

[-] eldavi@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 week ago

my neuro-divergence sometimes causes people to think that i'm an asshole and if i can't speak the local language to explain that; i won't be able to explain away the autism induced faux pas that i created and that can sometimes lead to sticky situations.

[-] MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago

Ah. Maybe work up a few phrases explaining your situation ahead of the trip?

[-] eldavi@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 days ago

BRILLIANT!

The situations are always the same so this should work fine. Thank you

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