The goal of the latest poll was to find out if one language is enough or a
person should know at least two foreign languages.
Apparently most of
respondents (27%) believe that they need to brush up their Russian after their
English is good enough to communicate freely. I will also add 22% on top, since
those ones believe that English is enough for their purposes.
However, 44% would prefer to speak at least two languages. Half of them
will take up a course of a widespread European language (I assume French,
German, Italian, or Spanish) and the other half are interested in mastering an
Asian or Middle Eastern language (Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, I guess). Studying
a rare European language attracts 5% of respondents. It is hard to make guesses
here. It might be Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Dutch or Danish… Sounds
appealing to me, too! I personally would go for Portuguese but I wonder if it
falls into the category of “rare”. The whole of Brazil speak it after all!
Regrettably, nobody wants to study any Slavic language. IMO we tend to
underestimate the opportunities that for example Polish or Czech may present. The
latter for instance gives a chance to study for free in their Universities… and
generally speaking, knowing a(ny) foreign language can never be unnecessary!
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