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Other than English and Spanish, what would be a very useful language to learn?

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If I could only learn one additional language, and I wanted to travel the world, what language would serve me best other than English or Spanish?

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Björn Tantau@swg-empire.de
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I mean, most of the world’s population lives in China. So Mandarin would be a good candidate.

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Taalnazi@lemmy.world
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while China is the second biggest country in terms of population, India has the biggest population. For the majority of the world (>4 billion) to live somewhere, you’d have to take a circle with a diameter from roughly Ulaanbatar to Makassar, and draw it.

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lolcatnip@reddthat.com
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More like a quarter.

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