Speaking Different Languages on Xbox live

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#1 WWIAB
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Is it just me, or do many people speak english on xbox live

I have met people from China, Mexico, France, German, the Netherlands that all speak great english (with an accent)

I feel a bit weird, sometimes becuase I say "wow you speak english really well" and they "thanks what languages can you speak?" and I feel a bit weird sometimes

its cool that other people can speak english, it makes gaming much easier

what are your thoughts on this 

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#2 CrackThaRipper
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english is taught all over the world man, education systems are making it compulsory in every foreighn school, some have to pay some don't either way, if your educated, then youll know english.
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#3 ikwal
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Well here in Sweden we study english from 3rd grade till we graduate from highschool, so I guess you have to have learned at least some english during that time :D
It's actually quite fun to write/speak english while gaming, you really learn alot. 

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#4 mmogoon
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Yeah it's impressive
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#5 mmogoon
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Well here in Sweden we study english from 3rd grade till we graduate from highschool, so I guess you have to have learned at least some english during that time :D
It's actually quite fun to write/speak english while gaming, you really learn alot.

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yeah i can imagine. I bet forums help a hell of a lot 

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#6 deactivated-5f033ecf40fed
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I only know rudimentary spanish, and I don't feel particularly bad about it.  Everyone knows english anyway...  I know it's a selfish attitude to take, but I just don't feel a need to learn a language I may never use.
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#7 joslop500
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its kinda sad to see how third world country people know many languages (sometimes even three) and most people in the US only speak one.

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absolutely heartbreaking
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#9 okristian
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[QUOTE="ikwal"]

Well here in Sweden we study english from 3rd grade till we graduate from highschool, so I guess you have to have learned at least some english during that time :D
It's actually quite fun to write/speak english while gaming, you really learn alot.

mmogoon

yeah i can imagine. I bet forums help a hell of a lot

They do as long as you watch your grammer.
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It's the dominante language. Everyone should be taught it because it's the most used world wide. Here in England we're not really taught any other language, we can opt to take german/french/spanish but tbh, you don't learn much.

 The only funny thing i find on Live is the select few Americans (they are a minority, i'm not bashing all americans. XD) that tell the British people to speak English, completly ignoring the fact it's our language and has been around for thousands of years now, it just makes me laugh.

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It's the dominante language. Everyone should be taught it because it's the most used world wide. Here in England we're not really taught any other language, we can opt to take german/french/spanish but tbh, you don't learn much.

 The only funny thing i find on Live is the select few Americans (they are a minority, i'm not bashing all americans. XD) that tell the British people to speak English, completly ignoring the fact it's our language and has been around for thousands of years now, it just makes me laugh.

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Most spoken: Mandarin Chinese
Greatest Geographic spread: Spanish
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#12 GameArtGuy
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Its the same as it is in the US with spanish, its mandatory is most highschools

the only difference is once you take the classes, theres no reinforcement.

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#13 GameArtGuy
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I would say the best time ive had on XBL was when i was playing pgr3 with 3 french guys, spoke no english, and 1 french guy who spoke both languages.  It was cool because after about an hour I could kinda tell what they where saying just by the way they said it... or by how they were driving.  Good stuff
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ya i know what your saying
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It's the dominante language. Everyone should be taught it because it's the most used world wide. Here in England we're not really taught any other language, we can opt to take german/french/spanish but tbh, you don't learn much.

 The only funny thing i find on Live is the select few Americans (they are a minority, i'm not bashing all americans. XD) that tell the British people to speak English, completly ignoring the fact it's our language and has been around for thousands of years now, it just makes me laugh.

CreepyBacon

I love poeple that say that. Too bad it shows how much people actually listen during their history classes. I am from U.S.A and i usually correct people that say that British people talk funny when in reality Americans (Australians too i guess) are the ones who talk funny/wrong. I do love how there are more or less two version of Enlgish. Good English (england) and Bad English (US).

Anyway i do wish our education system worked more on talking more foreign languages. If we started earlier it would be easier to learn. Firstly by making it mandatory say at 3rd grade then everyone in your class would be able to speak the language. This way we would speak it more unlike what we do now. We learn it now, but we almost never use it outside of that one class. One reason is we don't need to and not everyone of our friends know the language (being an optional course). I also remembergin hearing that it is somewhat easier to learn a foreign language as a younger kid.

I am taking German in school, but and barely understand anything. The only time i use it is during the 50 minute class which we usually have 4-5 days a week. Plus most adults that i know that have taken a foreign language (parents) even say they don't know much because they never used or use it.

Well atleast i can count to 20 with much ease (after 99 it takes a little time to remember actually how to say what numbers and in what order)

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#16 unknown-phenom
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I run into this most in Lost Planet. I speak English very well, obviously, and I can speak basic French so I can communicate with french people to an extent.