why do i see so many posts from shithole third world countries written in pretty much perfect english? is english really so easy to learn?
Most people learn it in school, easier to learn languages when you're a kid.
>>52492874
good question
>>52492874
People posting here from 3rd world are usually smarter than the americans using 4chan
>>52492874
Don't they get bombarded with English language media?
That and pressure to learn such a widely spoken language.
English is very easy to pick up but quite difficult to master imo. The good side is, there are so many shows and other entertainment shit that its very easy to inmerse yourself in the language.ΒΈ
t. native spanish speaker
Because you're looking at it the wrong way. it's the other way around - they come here and stay here BECAUSE they are some of the few in their country that have mastered the language.
This is also why [imo] the non-native english speakers here are on average a lot more intelligent and constructive than the native speakers. There's a reason the brits, irish, aussies and maple leaves are such shitposters here.
It's quite present in everyday life in a lot of places. Think that's mainly it. Except in France.
>>52493075
This is pretty much the best analysis that I've seen on 4chan since ever.
>>52493075
yeah but the native speakers are having fun the non native speakers have something to prove
>>52492874
>is english really so easy to learn?
No, but proxies are easy to use.
>>52492874
They lurked on 4chan for at least 5 years to learn English before they started posting
>>52492874
I learned American online
>>52493075
>This is also why [imo] the non-native english speakers here are on average a lot more intelligent and constructive than the native speakers. There's a reason the brits, irish, aussies and maple leaves are such shitposters here.
ps, is learning a second language pushed in the British school system? Or don't you cheeky chappies bother at all?
>>52492922
t b h
I practice english since I was 6. It's not that hard desu, I think in english most of the time
Of course it is.
>>52493275
*I've practiced
>>52492874
yup
and pretty much this>>52492978
> they come here and stay here BECAUSE they are some of the few in their country that have mastered the language
this was true 10 years ago but it changed because >>52492978
>>52493275
>2015
>still thinking in words and not memes
America's global dominance has made it necessary and natural to Learn English.
>>52493075
>leaving yanks out
I suppose their English isnt exactly native level
>>52493260
depends on the school. usually you choose between german, french and spanish but no british student leaves secondary school actually able to speak that language in any meaningful way
>>52492874
US diapora here so I always knew English
>>52493275
>thinking in another language
That blew my mind,
>>52493381
It was a team effort with the British Empire.
>>52493075
this
>>52493260
We do it for three years from 11 to 14. I did 3 of French 1 of Spanish. (As I was top set).
You can drop it then or do GCSE language. But I dropped it as I couldn't wait to. The school system is really bad for language teaching. At least the Brit system and my shitty school were
Learned fuck all 2bh.
>>52492874
that flag is wrongly drawn and its annoying
>>52493356
Do people talk much English in Mexico?
>>52493505
sorry panama
>>52492917
SHANE MCGOWAN IS IRISH REEEEEE
HE'S OUR KNACKER STOP APPROPRIATING HIM
>>52492874
the internet is mostly anglophone so they learn from experience, basically the only way to learn a language
rote learning (what anglos do) almost never works
>>52493409
I don't think in words of any language 2bh, unless a scene is enacted in my mind
>>52492917
who is this
>>52492978
>Don't they get bombarded with English language media?
Often, people are exposed to English but only in short phrases or words like "shopping", so their English skills are still very poor. It's often just marketing.
>>52493332
I make that mistake all the time and I'm a native speaker
>>52493578
can I've this picture ?
>>52493578
shane macgowan, the irish lead singetr from the pogues
you may have recently heard his song a fairytale of new york
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9jbdgZidu8
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tHDX9qb2-BQ
>>52493544
I just googled "british" and he came up.
>>52493588
its = possessive
would've would of
jump off of
>>52493634
dont ever make that mistake again. he is IRISH
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SK99y22uLv8
>>52493544
>the internet is mostly anglophone so they learn from experience, basically the only way to learn a language
>rote learning (what anglos do) almost never works
2true
I thought of applying to work at a Korean restaurant just so I might could learn from interacting with the owners. It's hard to learn another language as an anglo
>>52493332
dunno about him but i STILL practice english since i was 6
like >>52493001 said it's easy to get to certain intermediate level and then it's uphill
>>52493714
I have been practicing English since I was 6* would be natural.
>>52493332
>Ahmed understanding of english
Arabic is hard to let go I guess
>>52493747
ah ok
>>52493764
solo decile "pirata" y ya
>>52493699
the fastest way to learn a language is refusal to speak english. immersion is just one piece of the pie. if you speak no english in a specific situation (like when speaking to a polish friend or shitposting in a polish general) you will learn a language way faster
>>52493714
i found this also. i had shit english when i was 9, as a result of living in switzerland, but because i had a decent knowledge of english already, my english became perfect in almost no time
>>52493640
effect and affect mix me up too
>>52493747
stop being so good at english pierre it's weird
>>52493764
it's a strange world when an argentinian thinks he can correct a british person on how to use english
>>52493837
what, you're welsh?
>>52493823
Yes, these are all common mistakes of Anglo vernacular. I see them made all the time.
>>52493517
only if you're a chicano or pocho (someone who lived in usa or someone who are "mexican-american"), outside of it it is mainly because all the good tv, music, and movies are in english and is a mandatory language to learn, you must understant it if you want to enter collegue
>>52493906
So you guys speak it, but don't speak it.
>>52493957
it is more common and it will be even more in the future, but many people just don't speak it and then they just get rusty at it
>>52494410
Watch out, he's going to do the "UK is not a country it's a sovereign state" move
>>52493408
Why aren't you in the land of freedom?
>>52493075
>>52492874
Everything cool is in english to be honest
>plus i live in the USA-MX frontier and 90% of the people here dont speak english lel
>>52493150
Actually it is pretty easy lad.
>>52493837
>What is time in verbs
I never said I stopped practicing
>I have practiced since I was 6
=
>Yo practique desde que tengo 6
It's not even right
>>52493075
Shut up, nerd.
>>52492922
very accurate
>>52492899
not only this, but we use english everyday on the internet or watching movies/series.
>>52493075
>Because you're looking at it the wrong way. it's the other way around - they come here and stay here BECAUSE they are some of the few in their country that have mastered the language.
>This is also why [imo] the non-native english speakers here are on average a lot more intelligent and constructive than the native speakers. There's a reason the brits, irish, aussies and maple leaves are such shitposters here.
>>52492874
man, English is the simplest language on the planet 2bh
>>52493139
>This is pretty much the best analysis that I've seen on 4chan since ever.
What? This is common knowledge. Normie get out.
>>52493075
>mastered the language
i think some of them come here to improve their english by talking to native english speakers. nips or coreans for example.
By "shitty-third world countries" I assume you mean like Africa and Latin America and Asia outside of China, Japan and Korea (perhaps also India and Pakistan). It's pretty obvious that they're shit at English from what I've seen on /int/.
Most of the people responding to this are Europeans for some reason, not people from 3rd world countries, I don't know why you're talking about your experiences as if it matters to the OP's question.
>>52494630
except it is right
in English we say 'I have practiced since I was six' or 'I've been practicing since I was 6.'
you're wrong. all the native speakers are telling you that you're wrong. is your ego that huge that you're going to continue to believe that you are right?
I was watching a video of like a 12-year old Swede going on a plane trip up to the north of Sweden a while ago.
The video was entirely in Swedish, but she randomly added in some English phrases like "I'm so excited!'. It was pretty striking.
And it seems fairly common for even people in 3rd world countries, who are in like elementary school, to randomly add English to their conversations in their native languages, like, "Awesome", "Fuck yeah". Conversely, most American elementary school kids who are interested in other languages get shunned by their peers.
And on a more extreme level, you'll have my friends in Pakistan who write everything on their Facebook in English, and talk overwhelmingly in English to all their Paki friends online and in real life. They're just as likely to answer a phone call from a friend in English as in Urdu, even though all of their friends and classmates are native Pakis. It's an international school, something I didn't know existed until I met them, so that kind of mastery is expected, but it's still pretty remarkable
>>52493409
America and only America
>>52496007
>The video was entirely in Swedish, but she randomly added in some English phrases like "I'm so excited!'. It was pretty striking.
>
>And it seems fairly common for even people in 3rd world countries, who are in like elementary school, to randomly add English to their conversations in their native languages, like, "Awesome", "Fuck yeah".
>>52492874
Learned it from TV when i was a kid, thank you Ed Edd &Eddy, gave me basic understanding of english then later i got a laptop as a gift when i was 10 and learned the more complicated words , when i started to learn it in school i was already fluent, i'm currently learning french and now i'm sorry i didn't pay more attention to french class, so in conclusion yes english is so easy i learned it when i was a kid from cartoons
>>52492874
1st world japanese like me speak shit english
>>52493129
Basically any country where dubbing has been too expensive for a while.
With the amount of english media that bombards us from a young age, you get subbed shows you're gonna get pretty good pretty fast.
France and Germany are probably gonna catch up when they can't justify dubbing everything, I think it's already on it's way.
I don't know if other european countries dub a lot of stuff
>>52493260
we have perhaps the worst education system for foreign languages in the world
add to that we have a very insular culture, nobody here consumes non-anglo media
>>52493381
>>52496414
>India, half of Africa and most of Oceania speak english because of america
lol no
english is a latin language
if you're germanic and speak english then you're a cuck
>>52493001
Fuck you Pedro go home
