tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522311.post2721400929549604265..comments2024-03-12T03:23:42.976-04:00Comments on NeuroDojo: Science confessions: LanguageZen Faulkeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07811309183398223358noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522311.post-40146621529049238482010-07-30T13:07:44.001-04:002010-07-30T13:07:44.001-04:00I can empathize; I will be overseas in China for s...I can empathize; I will be overseas in China for some months soon and may have some similar sentiments. In the U.S., it's so easy to google businesses and find out more about them via smartphones, etc., but when the information online is in a foreign language, it's not going to be so easy. <br /><br />But perhaps you can make sure to travel and spend time with someone/some people who are equally proficient in English and Spanish.Strolling in the Windhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02648359201348973825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522311.post-69793763504720843332010-07-30T08:42:06.343-04:002010-07-30T08:42:06.343-04:00I thought doing science makes one indifferent and ...I thought doing science makes one indifferent and quite accustomed to feeling stupid =D Being stupid enables one to ask better questions, as the best questions are often the stupidest ones...<br /><br />Don't worry, it being western Europe, there'll likely always be someone around who speaks at least some sort of English, or pretends to anyway. In many parts of the world, foreigners who can't speak the language are an increasingly common sight, so people are quite used to it.<br /><br />One of my favourite feelings ever is being somewhere abroad where I don't understand the language. I rarely get to do that (except for some neighbourhoods here in Vancouver, where English disappears altogether, replaced by Chinese dialects), but it's so liberating to be somewhere else, and being able to blame your stupidity/awkwardness on the language barrier! <br /><br />Disclaimer: lived most of my life speaking a foreign language - English...Psi Wavefunctionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10829712736757471647noreply@blogger.com