Let's start with an anecdote...
In the "rest of the world" we call people who speak 2 languages = bilingual...
And those who can sneeze in 3 languages, are trilingual...
The ones who only speak only one are... Americans...
Definition of unilingual interchangeable with... any Anglo-Saxons.
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How in hell can you dream flying for Lufty, without speaking German...?
Or trying to get a job with Air France without French...?
If I had been hired by Japan Airlines, hell, I would have learned Nipponese...
When I was based in Jeddah, I learned 20 insults in Arabic, insh'Allah.
And 50 other insults in Urdu for their Pakistan taxicab drivers - Kuda aafis.
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Little Belgian-born boy here. In other terms, language whore.
I spoke French at home, and at times had to speak Dutch (Flemish) in the streets.
In school, had to learn ze Engliche, yes, und die Deutches sprache, jawohl.
Even had to figure how to sleep during my Latin and Greek classes at school.
And at 49 of age, went to Argentina, and master Castellano (you call that Spanish).
And retiring in Brazil. and now this old fart can bark in somewhat decent Portuguese.
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Here, I read about these wannabees and their pride of a few A and O levels.
Why don't you learn another language besides Shakespeare's...?
I am tired to translate ATC when you guys fly in South America or Africa.
Sorry, but every time I hear international pilots complain of "poor English", this is my opinion.
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Happy contrails