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[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Interesting. Have you ever traveled to a place where people don’t speak English? Not being able to understand what’s happening around you definitely makes you realize you belong somewhere

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Have never left the US (mostly due to being poor lol).

That said, I work with a surprisingly diverse group at work (especially given the state I live in), speak somewhere between "vacation" and barely fluent Spanish, and have spent time immersed in other cultures (though still in the US).

As far as language goes, I can generally pick up on that pretty quickly as long as it's Latin-based. It may be very (sometimes very, very) broken when I speak it back, but I can typically at least get my point across and/or follow along and understand the gist of it. I also like the challenge.

I guess my sense of belonging is a pretty flexible is what I'm trying to get at.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I see. If one way you are able to go to a non-English speaking country, let us know how it goes!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

Maybe one day when I learn how to take a proper vacation, I'll let you know lol.