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[–] redballooon@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Doesn’t speak a language I know.

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You're only friends with people who can speak the same multiple languages or someone who speaks the only language you know?

[–] redballooon@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

β€œA” language, not β€œall” languages. The point being I can’t see how to become close friends without being able to talk to them.

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Exactly which is why I asked for clarification. Your wording can be read as "I speak English and French but this guy speaks English and Spanish so I won't get to know them because they don't know a language that I do"

[–] redballooon@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

That would be silly πŸ™ƒ