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Originally Posted by Jostan
Dont really understand why unilingual have very little reason to learn another language, coz my english is very good (if i can say so myself) but I still want to learn other languages, anyway dont you have to take at least 1 foreign language in high school?
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It is my opinion, and only that, that people who are born into multi-lingual countries/cultures, and learn 2 or more languages when young, have a propensity to be able to learn a 3rd, as they understand that different languages have different grammar, feeling, accents, letter pronunciation, etc.
In one language, you might say, "the red house", in another, "the house red".
Adult unilingual people have trouble grasping onto this concept.
That being said, what I actually had mentioned was that unilingual English speaking people, have the most trouble with learning a second language, as they tend to lack the desire, as they know that their language can serve them throughout the world, more than any other.
While a unilingual Swedish person who wants to travel, would just take it for granted that he/she will have to learn another language, most likely English.
Desire counts for everything.
If you have an alcoholic family member who doesn't want to stop drinking. you cannot help him, because he lacks the desire to stop.
As soon as he gets the desire, that's half the battle.
I think this applies to anything in life.
If you have the desire, you're halfway to getting your goals accomplished.
Without desire, the odds are heavily against you.