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Asian languages are hard enough that arriving without preparation and refusing to speak English will not work.

Drawn from what Scott H. Young said

language learning How an adult picks up a second language: input against speaking practice, immersion against slow habit, and whether a teacher can do it for you.

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  1. Scott H. Young

    Canadian writer on learning who taught himself MIT's computer-science curriculum in a year

    The main takeaway I made from all of this was: Asian languages are hard, and attempting full-immersion without sufficient preparation is usually not going to work.

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