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Originally Posted by InOne

Yeah I give him credit for speaking them somewhat. But as we saw, he had an idealistic view of what the UK was about. And when it didn't go his way, he blamed the UK. He didn't seem to have many prospects apart from being to converse in a few languages. That's why the Polish girl and the others with degrees deserve more merit rather than chancers like him.

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.