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On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 23:19:45 +0200, Mxsmanic
wrote: DDT Filled Mormons writes: Yes it is. Younger people learn much more readily than older people. Young people generally want to learn more than older people. Motivation is everything, especially in language acquisition. However, there's no significant change in aptitude with age. The motivation is by far the greatest factor in it, and thus if it tends to decrease with age, so does the learning ability. -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- -- |
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On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 21:54:11 +0200, Magda
wrote: On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 22:00:23 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, DDT Filled Mormons arranged some electrons, so they looked like this : ... On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 20:09:01 +0200, Mxsmanic ... wrote: ... ... Age is not an impediment to the acquisition of additional languages. ... ... Yes it is. Younger people learn much more readily than older people. No, it is not. Yes it is. Young people are much more able than older. You may be the exception. If you really buy this urban legend, I pity you - in a few years you'll think you are "too old" for many things. (Don't stock up the Viagra - if you need it, you are too old for sex... p) I wont be needing it for a while yet. -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- -- |
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"Chris Jones" wrote in message ... I've done this a few times. See a discussion of issues you will face in my chapter "Living in Europe: Travel to the Max as an Expatriate" at http://www.enjoy-europe.com/hte/chap22/living.htm Interesting read, to see how European things are viewed from "the other side". However, I'm wondering how long ago this was written? Some things, such as "Because credit cards are expensive, few Europeans use them" are simply no longer true. According to Barbara Vaughn, it is true in Italy. Marianne |
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Rita wrote: On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 13:35:14 +0000 (UTC), Juliana L Holm wrote: One of my favorites is the backpackers note not to wear jeans in europe sinde you will be identified as an American. On my last few trips to europe it seemed everyone was wearing jeans! Julie I think all advice on what to wear or not wear while traveling in Europe is dumb. From my observations, Europeans dress every which way and there is no standard to adhere to. Neat and clean is good wherever one travels, and beyond that, suit yourself. Dressing for comfort and packing light are good rules to follow and I like clothing that can stand up without frequent laundering, but that's a personal preference. Personally I'd rule out jeans because they are bulky and also slow to dry if you have to wash them out. But again, a personal preference. Every once in a while I'll watch the RAI Italian news or the French news, etc. on my local Chicago cable channels. Guess what? For the most part Italians and French dress *exactly* like us Yanks! [Or is it vice - versa!?] Jeans and white trainers have become absolutely universal, at least among the younger set. Put a kid or younger person from Lyon or Stockholm next to one from Sacramento or Cleveland and you couldn't tell the difference...same Nikes/Adidas, same New York Yankees baseball caps or Chicago Bulls sweatshirts, etc. I see plenty of foreign tourists here in the States. Except for their language, they are absolutely indistinguishable from Americans... Decades ago dress was a location signifier. Not true anymore... -- Best Greg |
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DDT Filled Mormons wrote: On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 23:19:45 +0200, Mxsmanic wrote: DDT Filled Mormons writes: Yes it is. Younger people learn much more readily than older people. Young people generally want to learn more than older people. Motivation is everything, especially in language acquisition. However, there's no significant change in aptitude with age. The motivation is by far the greatest factor in it, and thus if it tends to decrease with age, so does the learning ability. Well these days I figure with everyone in the world clambering to learn English why on *earth* would I ever even bother with wanting to learn some difficult and eventually fairly useless foreign tongue? -- Best Greg |
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EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote: The Reids wrote: Following up to Mxsmanic The fastest way to obtain the right to live in Europe is to marry a European national. are you offering, Mixi? This could be a way forward for you. But Mixi is an American ex-pat - even with a residence permit, I don't think that qualifies, does it? In a pinch there is always (G)Runge, Evelyn...!!! -- Best Greg |
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"Gregory Morrow" gregorymorrowEMERGENCYCANCELLATIONARCHIMEDES@eart hlink.net skrev i meddelandet k.net... Rita wrote: Put a kid or younger person from Lyon or Stockholm next to one from Sacramento or Cleveland and you couldn't tell the difference What about older people? Could you distinguish one from Stockholm from one from Cleveland? -- Luigi Donatello Asero (sono italiano ma vivo in Svezia) (я итальянец но я живу в Швеции ) (我是 意大利人 , 但是 我 住 在 瑞典) (minä olen Italian kansalainen, mutta minä asun Ruotsissa) https://www.scaiecat-spa-gigi.com/de/willkommen.php |
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"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
... DDT Filled Mormons writes: That's everyone who can't speak it well. The general assumption is that anyone who speaks English and has white skin is rich - probably with good reason. A tour of Appalachia can cure that easily enough. A tour of closets in Paris can have a similar effect. |
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DDT Filled Mormons writes:
Yes it is. Young people are much more able than older. You may be the exception. What I've found is that people who think they cannot learn something are always right. And people who think that they can learn something are always right, too. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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