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  • Big [any, any]@hexbear.net
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    I want to learn a new language, but I’m torn between Russian or Chinese.

    With Russian, I could enjoy tolstoy, dostoevsky and other Russian authors in their authentic language. I could probably also communicate with a lot of east European workers. And if shit hits the fan, I could just defect to Russia, lmao.

    Chinese is cooler in every possible way. I’ve always been a bit of a weeaboo for east Asia, and consider myself a Buddhist, so knowing Chinese opens up a lot of doors. Plus, their memes seem be pretty dank as well. Considering we’re headed for the Chinese Century, knowing the language seems extremely useful.

    Though I live in bumfuck nowhere in Norway, so I won’t likely get many chances to actually practice the languages, and travelling isn’t in my cards.

    • Hermes [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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      Russian has the benefit of being closer to other “western” languages, so most people will claim that it will be easier for you to learn than Chinese. YMMV. I have minuscule personal experience, but I can pick out words and letters from Russian in a way that I cannot with Chinese.

    • CrawlMarks [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      You are close enough to Russia you might actually use it. That being said, chinese is suprisingly easy and is useful for more of the world