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Is it better to learn Russian or Chinese language in this day in age?

I am registering for classes and can’t decide which is more useful. Help!

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Hybrid Theory offline Verified User (1 year, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 2 months ago (4 minutes after post)

Chinese. everything goes through china these days.

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Laina1312 offline Verified User (1 year, 2 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 2 months ago (22 minutes after post)

I’m in the same boat as you. I have the choice to take French, Spanish, German, or Mandarin Chinese. It’s really hard to choose, isn’t it?

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1 year, 2 months ago (30 minutes after post)

No one thinks that russian might be important with the conflict going on now?

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dotspot offline Verified User (1 year, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 2 months ago (1 hour, 5 minutes after post)

I vote for Chinese.

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Nyxotic offline Verified User (2 years, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 2 months ago (1 hour, 8 minutes after post)

Definitely Chinese.

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Fritwell, K2, GB | 1 year, 2 months ago (1 hour, 15 minutes after post)

Well Chinese is the most spoken language in the world followed by Spaininsh and English so if you get those under your belt you are pretty much sorted

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1 year, 2 months ago (1 hour, 58 minutes after post)

Anonymous wrote:
No one thinks that russian might be important with the conflict going on now?

Why? We don’t have to communicate with them just shoot them during war.

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fengshuisweetheart offline Verified User (2 years, 2 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
Grand Rapids, MI, US | 1 year, 2 months ago (20 hours, 54 minutes after post)

It depends. If you are more of a risktaker and are going into busieness or foreign policy, I would say Russian. Otherwise, I think Chinese would be a good choice for someone going into education or business and who finds Chinese culture and food appealing.

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Laina1312 offline Verified User (1 year, 2 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 2 months ago (20 hours, 59 minutes after post)

I think it depends. I live in Canada, so Russian and Chinese wouldn’t come in handy very often.

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fengshuisweetheart offline Verified User (2 years, 2 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
Grand Rapids, MI, US | 1 year, 2 months ago (21 hours, 3 minutes after post)

Isn’t there a large Chinese population in Vancouver?

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An Unknown Location | 1 year ago (2 months after post)

I cant decide betweem chinese or russian, although, i do feel , in the business world chinese has gone a long way for people who speak it. To be honest, ive also heard its really hard! I need to decide too!!

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TrunksLee offline Verified User (9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 9 months ago (5 months, 2 weeks after post)

it depends.the point is what culture you like better. in my opinion ,chinese is more interesting.

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An Unknown Location | 7 months, 3 weeks ago (6 months, 3 weeks after post)

Most ¨china towns¨, like the one in vancouver speak mostly cantonese, that is of course slowly changing. I think when most people say they want to learn chinese they are refering to the mandarin dialect.

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An Unknown Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (7 months, 2 weeks after post)

definitely russian. much easier, much more widely spoken geographically, much more useful as all educated chinese use english

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