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Originally Posted by Pyramid*

oh I don't disagree with what you have said. he was looking at things through very 'rose tinted glasses' and I've said that a few times through the thread.

The others seemed far more 'switched on' and were far more realistic in what was achievable, and in what timescale. Totally agree.

However, the fact remains: that unrealistic or not: he was, in his own right, able to show more willingness to learn other languages than a great many of those of the same age in the UK. (to the point that he had 4 under his belt: and enough knowledge, enough fluency to be able to at least speak those languages).

But yes, he did certainly have a very skewed idea of how easy a life that would give him.

Indeed, but it's different for us. People actively want to learn English to better their lives. We don't need to learn another language to better ours