tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626292304461574111.post1369389480819136615..comments2023-12-27T19:24:48.254-05:00Comments on Tell me why the world is weird: I speak Chinese, and that's not amazingperfectnumber628http://www.blogger.com/profile/10303683510076315803noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626292304461574111.post-40930460455431817242015-07-14T22:30:39.489-04:002015-07-14T22:30:39.489-04:00"Ask me how it’s different from English. Ask..."Ask me how it’s different from English. Ask me to tell you about how to write some character and what the different radicals within the character mean. Ask me if I think in English or Chinese. Ask me to tell you some interesting fact about the grammar. Ask me if studying French in high school has any relation/similarities to studying Chinese."<br /><br /><br /><br />Could not agree more. <br />I'm really interested in actually researching how a person's mother tongue affects the speed and ease with which they can learn another language. For example, a native Arabic speaker may find learning Persian easier than a native English speaker would, while a native English speaker may find learning Spanish easier than a native Chinese speaker would. 你有什么想法呢?<br />Also, you're spot on about the arrogant attitude of most English speakers, with regards to there being no need for them to learn another language, because everyone else should just learn English. It's disgusting.Ibbynoreply@blogger.com