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Originally Posted by astra
hidari
Would you disagree that mastering a foreign language is sort of a hobby for you? Hobby that you enjoy?
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Speaking about myself, I would say yes.
If I hadn't worked in computer science, I would definitely have gone for linguistics studies.
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But it is also part of my identity, as my father has italian roots.
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Originally Posted by astra
See? It is a wonderful hobby.
However, if you have different hobbies and no wish to learn a new language, and your mother tongue is English, then why bother? There is no benefit, except perhaphs, training your memory.
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As Harry says, it is not
essential, indeed, but it has a lot of benefits.
As I said before, it also opens you to other cultures, something I feel is very important, for instance to reduce the fear of the unknown that plagues our modern civilisations.