If you currently reside in a city that speaks a language that you don't know, I suggest starting with that. 
 If you do, well and good. 
 -A person residing in Bangalore

Software Engineer

I suggest you better learn kannada. 
 The you'll get more respect than knowing Mandarin/Spanish/German

Business Analyst

Mandarin and Japanese are difficult, easier to learn other languages. Spanish and German are useful.

What are the opportunities in India with a Mandarin per se compared to German, and world wide?

Analyst

Less, but not nonexistent. Be warned that the time investment when learning Mandarin/Japanese is at least five times more compared to Spanish/German.

Product Owner

If you know any good online course for Spanish please do let me know

Saying it from personal experience- go join a physical class where you have people to practice with. It's way faster and more effective.

Business Operations

Software Developer

What would be the cons here man? 
 Pick any language. Learn properly and start a side hustle of teaching it.

Frontend Engineer

Is learning a language like Mandarin/Spanish/German/French worth it? And if so which one. I was planning to learn Mandarin, can anyone list pros and cons????

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I'm thinking of picking up a new language to keep my brain sharp and break free from endless social media scrolling. 🧠💬 

Moreover, I want the learning journey to be worthwhile, ensuring the new language is not just learned but also put to good use! 🌐📚

Suggest a language to learn

Product Manager

The number of times I've heard people say shit like 'traveling makes you grow as a person'. Someone please specify what this growth looks like because I've never experienced it.

I don't think traveling is life-changing. I think most people have a romanticized, cinema-like idea of traveling that has been exaggerated even more because of social media. 

It definitely is fun to go on a vacation. But in most cases, that's all it is -- a source of entertainment. Maybe an ice-breaker the next time you go to some pretentious party. 

Am I missing something?

Is travelling overrated?

It depends how & where u travel.  
  
 I will put a quick example - Someone close to me always assumed ki roads usually breakdown in monsoons because it is normal in india. Once they traveled abroad and to a tropical island where rains are very common. After seeing the roads there, first comment was - “Roads don’t break always due to rains”. So, this was a life long learning for that human, broke the mirage of road quality and execution in India.  
  
 Similarly, once I went to a 3-days long trek with a friend to inner jungles of SEAsia. We had to carry drinking water with us & took bath in flowing river. If you have seen “Iss jungle se mujhe bachao” (desi version of fear factor) was shot there. This friend of mine after landing back made a statement “yaar jisne bhi shower invent kiya hai, it’s a big gift”. Takeaway from this travel was - He was able to appreciate the simplest thing which we take for granted.  
  
 Many people learn new things about culture, practices of a new place. My personal surprise was when I traveled to Bali and saw similarities between theirs n ours practices. Helped me to go back n read about various things of empires.  
  
 Multiple such stories, so yeah, it depends!

According to you which foreign language should one learn for future job opportunities or which foreign language is in demand right now or will be in demand in future?

Which foreign language?

How can you monetize other language other than hindi and English and which language you know and how much time it take you to learn that language

For me I know French and German.(Just kinda beginner in German).

Which foreign languages do you know?

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How can being fluent in a foreign language(specifically french) help? Especially as an engineer

Foreign language in work place

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I am looking forward to learn a foreign language which can be beneficial for me in terms of growth in IT sector. Which language should I consider learning?

Associate Engineer

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Confused because of many issues like anti-immigration rhetoric by Europeans, low pay, high taxes, inflation etc. still it seems better than India at least in terms of pay and work-life balance. Need guidance on this. Also, is German or any other European language a must to learn? Can I still live there with English and basic German/other local language knowledge?

Is migrating to EU worth it nowadays?

Consultant

I have always dreamt of playing an electric guitar on stage. I started to learn guitar in late 2020 and it's been 1.5 years since I stopped playing it do to multiple reasons like bad time management, upskilling for switching, work etc.

I always wanted to work in companies not directed towards IT such as Mercedes Benz, Philips, Samsung,  Siemens, Ather etc and work in areas where UI/UX design overlaps with physical product design. Physical product design is my first love and will continue to be so as that field still fascinates me. Not everyone is privileged enough to pursue their passions and might have to work in certain areas where they are partially interested and pay is good coz, hey! We gotta pay bills.

I wanted to learn multiple languages and was learning German a couple of years ago. Again, due to the reasons listed above, I had to drop out. I want to travel abroad for work, work in multi cultural teams etc.

I always wanted to run marathons and reach the top of Nandi Hills (a hill on the outskirts of Bangalore) by cycling because I was once a obese kid and wanted to prove myself wrong. Now, I have to loose 13 kilos and I'm on working on it. But I sometimes wonder if I can do these things as I had so much to work on.

I was pretty good in sketching. In fact, I was pretty good once upon a time in my design school. Now, I barely sketch. I don't want to loose that part of me who use to sketch day and night. I want to have an Instagram page with all the digital illustrations I wanted to make.

We live in times where one has to consistently switch jobs, upskill everyday, spend time with family and friends (not that I don't want to, but I also love my personal time), take care of aging parents, take care of kids, take care of household, travel to work, get enough sleep for 6-7 hours a day- basically be an adult.

I sometimes wonder if life is nothing but a graveyard of dreams. I understand that one can't do everything in life and sacrifice is inevitable in life.

Folks who are 30 y/o and above, do you still have dreams or are following your dreams while responsibilities pile up in life?

Product Designer

Which platforms/means  you use or used for  improving your English speaking skills because as far as I know English is the go to language for communications in business organizations. 

Which platforms would you recommend for practicing speaking skills? 
I have used Duolingo but I felt like it's kinda basic and is made for school kids.

How to improve English communication

Got accepted to Cornell, UofT, etc. In India, similarly updated curriculums are in Masters Union, Scaler SST. Does it make sense not to go abroad?

Staying in India vs Going Abroad

Founder

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There is a reason why u r asked to get out of city. And locals don't usually say that to Telugus or Tamils or Marathis. It's predominantly aimed at a section from somewhere and a major reason is people from that somewhere are generally crap(sorry for stereotyping).

1. Be grateful for the local land, culture and set up. 
Problems exist everywhere, solve it if you can, remember that you were not born in a palace.

2. Learn the local culture, actualize it, propagate it. Massive influx of immigrants wipes out the existing culture. Onus is on you to not only protect it but spread it as well. If you don't then yes, u should get the fck out.

3. India is a mix of cultures. Just how Hindi is important a language so is kannada. Telugu or Tamil or everyone. Did you even know Kannada has won 8 Jnanapith awards(highest literary honour) vs Hindi's 11 despite the miniscule population of kannada infront of Hindi?
Do you even know how rich kannada literature is? Do you really believe it deserves death in its own crown jewel(Bangalore?). Who do you think you are if you think this city should speak the language of people u come from but don't put an effort to speak the city's language.

Live and let live. Yes that's a 2 way street. Onus has always been on you. After more thab decade of handing you guys an olive branch, now the city has realised our open gesture is taken for granted. Well, make no mistake we will teach you the right way. Onus is still on you!

Don't bring this shyt to Bangalore or south cities and ruin it

Data engineer

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Non-tech grad planning to do Masters but stuck in this conundrum. For more context:

- Grades went down a lot but for medical reasons 
- Loads of extra curriculars plus freelancing for 2 years
- Working as a marketer in an early stage startup  
- GRE score: 320. CAT yet to give this Nov 

I know that getting IIM BLACKI is impossible even if I’m not a GEM cause all they care about is grades. But I wanna know if an MiM abroad is worth it or should I just do an MBA in some top 10 b school here. If anyone’s done an MiM - lemme know if it’s worth it and if the ROI is good.

Mim abroad vs MBA in one of the top B schools here

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I have been trying to learn Spanish for a while now. My only source has been the Duolingo app. But I feel like its not enough. 

What methods or resources have you found most effective for learning a new language later in life, especially while balancing work and other responsibilities?

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