Thread: Is it really necessary to learn a host country's language?

Originally Posted by Butterfly

Originally Posted by chinthee

Everyone is so proud when they speak Thai in Thailand, but it doesn't get them anything outside this little country.

It's actually useful to score hotties and have freebies with the uni girls, so not totally useless if you live here. But yeah being proud of speaking Thai is like being a proud puppy putting his first turd on the carpet, not really an accomplishment.

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

do you live in thailand or not Chintee.

I don't see how this can be an argument, and no, giving out reds is the not answer

Ok, look, I'm married to a Thai, I speak Thai everyday, and it is a useless language to my life outside Thailand. What is so hard to understand about that?