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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2014-03-28 06:38 pm

[ SECRET POST #2642 ]


⌈ Secret Post #2642 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[Homestuck]


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[Michelle Lee]


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[Ping Pong the Animation]


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[Lord of the Rings]


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14. [SPOILERS for Pandora Hearts]



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Re: Practicality vs Enjoyability

[personal profile] nyxelestia 2014-03-29 12:24 am (UTC)(link)
I'm learning Spanish at my school because it's really practical (I live in L.A.). However, when I started at school I learned Chinese because it's much harder to find Chinese classes or teach yourself Chinese, and I really wanted to learn it. I studied a bit of Chinese, but it was bringing down my grade so I switched to Spanish. However, I still study Chinese on my own, with plans to restart it with actual classes down the road. (But then, I also study wee bits of Irish every now and then which has NO practical element to it whatsoever, just because I like it - but it takes a backseat to both Spanish and Chinese, both of which have more practical uses).

That said, there is also the matter of what you want/need to do with the language. If you are looking for jobs in a heavily Spanish-populated area, go for Spanish. If you plan to look for work internationally (especially in the tech industry) out of South or Central America, then go for Japanese.

In America, it's generally easy to find Spanish classes or self-teaching Spanish materials, so unless you really need to learn Spanish or need a job in a Spanish-heavy area, go for Japanese - it's much harder for native English speakers to teach themselves than Spanish, and much harder to find ways to learn it/people who teach it.