Comment on Open Thread April 16 - April 22, 2014

Fri, 18 Apr 2014 23:41:15 GMT

Language learning for Americans just doesn't work out unless one has a special reason.

Would be nice to know those. The paper states that people in managerial positions get substantially higher relative returns from learning a foreign language. That would be a special reason.

Maybe the returns are much higher for low-income earners. That question is uninteresting for the average LW user but still. I further wonder what the return on learning a language is in the future.

As an aside, I am surprised how hostile US Americans can be when it is suggested to learn another language.

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