Thank you very much, speaking is much easier than writing.
great Forum.
all the best from,
The Netherlands
Eric
Hi oki,
I feel the opposite way. For me, reading and
writing a foreign language is easier than speaking it.
I am a third generation American of
Italian descent. My grandparents emigrated here from
Italy. I have always been fascinated with the
Italian language. After English, it is the language I am most familiar with. I took 3 years of
Italian language courses in high school. But I forgot most of it within a few years. Ironically, my interest in
ancient coins has re-awakened my interest in the
Italian language. And I am slowly re-learning it. But I
still find it very difficult, if not completely impossible, to speak
Italian. I really struggle with speaking it. Maybe it's just the way my brain is set up. I'm a "science and math guy", and I come from a science and engineering background. When I was in school, languages, including English (my native language), were always my weakest subjects.
That being said, I very rarely have trouble understanding
Forum members in foreign countries who struggle with English. Maybe it is because I was a physics and engineering major in college. Most of the graduate students who assisted my college professors were from foreign countries, and many of them spoke "not so
good English". But I
had no trouble understanding them.
Additionally, most people in foreign countries are better at understanding English than most Americans are at understanding foreign languages. And I am a perfect example of this. I have a cousin who lives in Genoa,
Italy. We communicate regularly. Her English is much better than my
Italian. And I am the one who is the intellectual.
So, as Joe said, "Don't worry, be happy!!!"
Meepzorp
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