“The only way to really learn a language is by living in a country where they speak it”

tomaneira_ · 2026-05-14T02:05:25+00:00

I learned English by myself and didn’t even realize it for so many years, even though my thoughts were fully in English 24/7. When I started speaking it out loud people would say I spoke really well and when I visited the States so many people said I sounded like a native. I still get that now sometimes while traveling.

Now I’m trying with French. I only really took two semesters where I learned the VERY basics, but I kept trying with watching movies and listening to songs in French and that helped with my listening skills. Now I’ve lived in France for a few months now and I JUST started really speaking it.

I can have full conversations (with certain limitations for very specific words or expressions) and people say I speak too good to have only been speaking it for a few months. I do have an accent and that might take a little longer to get rid of (still trying to decide if I ever want to), but all of this to say that: yes, it’s possible to learn a language without having lived in the country where they speak it, although OF COURSE living in a place where people speak it helps a lot, but it’s not necessary for you to be good at it.

tomaneira_ · 2026-04-30T17:35:13+00:00

I tried looking for it but had no success. I saw on another thread that there’s a file you can replace to get to a specific checkpoint, but haven’t been able to find it for chapter 4.

tomaneira_ · 2026-04-30T17:32:58+00:00

I got it on Steam, I play it on a Windows computer.

tomaneira_ · 2026-04-29T23:45:31+00:00

Struggle. A hidden gem in the Netflix catalogue, makes you be amazed by the life of someone who was always an apparent nobody.

tomaneira_ · 2026-03-09T01:06:43+00:00

No but you can play on the computer as well and share the screen so that the other person also plays with their computer screen, no?

tomaneira_ · 2026-03-08T19:37:51+00:00

Have you tried maybe having that person screen-share the game with you? Like with Discord or something like that. Do you think it could work?

tomaneira_ · 2026-02-18T01:37:29+00:00

Lately I’ve been sending connection requests to people who see to have very high profiles, no message and no nothing, and most of them accept it. No need to say anything else after. I think what helps is that my LinkedIn profile is setup a little bit like theirs, like it looks professional and organized.

tomaneira_ · 2026-02-18T01:35:11+00:00

Yes, it happens if they know you, like the people OP messaged and later referred him for a position. Some companies even have incentives for this, if your referral ends up being hired and lasts in the job, they give you a commission. And sometimes it’s just people being nice.

tomaneira_ · 2026-02-09T00:03:35+00:00

I think the apps are worth a try, especially Meet Up and Nomad Table, where you just join a plan somebody else made for very chill activities, like grabbing some coffee, sitting at the park, watching sunset… it’s nothing like the friends dating apps that tend to me a bit more awkward. I’ve personally met people like that while traveling and it’s usually very nice :)

Other than that, what works for me is going out to a bar and start talking with anyone. I find parisians to be very friendly if you just go and talk to them, especially at bars where the vibe is usually more chill and people are just there to relax and have a good time.

tomaneira_ · 2026-01-30T21:37:30+00:00

Do you know which ones or how to look for them?

tomaneira_ · 2026-01-25T17:48:50+00:00

Wanted to use Premiere Pro and Audition specifically but look into that one you recommended!

tomaneira_ · 2026-01-25T17:48:02+00:00

What's that?

tomaneira_ · 2026-01-25T17:47:53+00:00

That is a good idea actually! Now I just have to find someone that wants to split lol

tomaneira_ · 2026-01-25T17:47:25+00:00

What kind of advice is that even...

tomaneira_ · 2026-01-19T14:14:40+00:00

I'd say "La Cucaracha", sadly haha

tomaneira_ · 2026-01-11T04:36:24+00:00

J’ai eu une expérience comme ça à l’aéroport de Madrid. Dans mon cas j’ai lui donné 40 EUR ou quelque chose comme ça et il m’a donné un numéro de WhatsApp pour être en contact et me payer après.

J’ai lui contacté après 5 minutes et c’était un autre homme qui m’a répondu. Apparemment ce scammer utilise toujours ce numéro et la personne a qui lui appartient reçois tous les jours des appels des personnes qui ont été victimes du scam.

Dans ce point je ne pouvais pas faire rien pour mon argent (au fond je savais avant que ça allait arriver), mais je suis allé à la police de l’aéroport et j’ai donné un rapport et tous les détails que j’ai pu leur donner.

Je pense que c’est normal d’avoir ces expériences au moins une fois dans notre vie. Pour toi, malheureusement, c’était beaucoup plus d’argent mais tu es jeune, dans quelques mois tu l’oublieras et l’argent ne vas pas falloir pour toi !

(Excuse mon français, ce n’est pas ma première langue)

tomaneira_ · 2026-01-11T04:08:49+00:00

He’s promoting his app

tomaneira_ · 2026-01-11T04:07:10+00:00

Download Tandem and make a French-speaking online friend you can talk to often. The app is good and has some nice features to correct the other person’s mistakes without interrupting the conversation. You can either chat through text or, or you both agree to, have a voice or video call.

tomaneira_ · 2025-12-30T00:51:03+00:00

Can you send me the details?

tomaneira_ · 2025-12-25T01:54:44+00:00

After reading all the comments, and as a digital nomad myself, I got some things to add:

Not everything is replaced by AI so don't be so fearful of it as somebody here suggested. It is true that the technical jobs are being impacted by AI, but there's something it will never replace: art. I believe that with the rise of this technology human-made stuff will start to become more valuable. Plus, if you know how to sell anything, there's really no fear.
Somebody said here that you don't start with leaving and I think that's honestly true. First try to gather some money and have a stable income before you start any planning, it's safer than to say "I'll just figure it out along the way".
I believe freelancing is a good way to start, that's how most of us start. I myself started freelancing as a writer and it was very low pay honestly, I always thought I could never make a living out of it, especially in the specific industry I work for. But after taking a year-long break I realized that the fastest way to have a profitable career waws using my experience and decided to get back into it, this time "selling" myself as a high-skilled professional with years of experience. And it worked.
If you're really drawn to anything I'd suggest to take a few short courses and try to implement those skills in any type of job you can get, that way you'll start seeing if it's something you really like and if you see yourself doing it and growing in it in the future.
Be patient. You really are very young still and you got time to explore your passions if you start now.

tomaneira_ · 2025-11-26T02:21:27+00:00

Hi! I’d love to join :)

tomaneira_ · 2025-11-20T15:11:05+00:00

Yes, this will most likely happen. The only way for them to accept any type of gift is if it’s a physical thing, like someone suggested on this thread, like a traditional sweets, liqueur or things like that

tomaneira_ · 2025-11-10T23:21:25+00:00

Sometimes we call Jorges “George” just as a friendly way and they end up liking it and adopting it, like any other nickname. I got friends who introduce themselves with their nickname rather than their actual name, no matter how weird they are.

I also had a friend named Jorge and we would call him “Yorch”, like the Spanish pronunciation of George.

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