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What languages are worth learning for /biz/?

>> No.562991

English.

>> No.562992

Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Farsi, Swahili.

>> No.563028

>>562991
Yea no shit

>> No.563031

French and Spanish are the easiest for English Speaker. Give one of those a try.

>> No.563039

>>562989

We just had this thread 1 week ago.


Chinese
German
Japanese
Spanish
Portugese
Arabic
Farsi
Russian
Dutch

Everything else is a total fucking waste of time. I'd put German and Chinese at the top of the list if your goal is to get rich in a hurry.

>> No.563044

>>563039
What are the justifications for these choices? Some of them seem obvious but why Farsi, Dutch or Portuguese?

>> No.563046

>>563044

When the embargo on Iran ends Farsi is a ticket to printing money. Dutch is useful in a lot of the world but not all of it. Portuguese is useful in a lot of latin america.

>> No.563048

>>563028
If you already knew, why make this thread?

English is the only language you need for business.

>> No.563049

c

>> No.563058

>>563044

Farsi: oil
Dutch: banking in Holland, manufacturing in South Africa
Portugese: lotsa neat shit in Brazil

>> No.563117

I believe if you are a serious billionaire, you should at least know English, Mandarin, and Arabic.

>> No.563938
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563938

>>562991
>>562992
>>563031
>>563039
>>563058
>not including yiddish and hebrew
>never gonna make it past entry level position
>stay pleb

>> No.564056

>>563938
> doing business with jews

I might as well shoot my money into outer space while I'm at it.

>> No.564059

MY FATHER TOLD ME TO SPEK THE GAELIC AND IT HAD GOT ME A JOB OR TWO

>> No.564130

Should I learn Mandarin or Cantonese?

>> No.564137

>>564130

Mandarin. Simplified. Unless you're planning on working in Hong Kong. Even then, you'd be fine with Mandarin + English

>> No.564138

>>564137

Cantonese is also harder to learn.

>> No.564161

>>564130
Mandarin. When approaching Mandarin I recommend learning traditional. I can more or less read simplified because of my traditional background, the same cannot be said for those that only learned simplified (even if they say they can). Also, if you're serious about learning Mandarin it will take multiple years.

>> No.564169

>>562989
at this point practically only mandarin chinese is worth it

south america will never develop, anyone worth talking to in africa speaks english, the middle east is a fucking fetid pit, indians speak english reasonably well, the russians will never let you in.

that leaves chinese

>> No.564379

>>562989
None.

Learning languages is either a hobby, or a skill for higher-level wage slaves. It has nothing to do with real business.

>> No.564382

>>564161

Only really old fags, Taiwanese and HK'ers use traditional script. It's not worth extra effort. If you decide you're desperate to learn it, you're better off doing it after you get simplified down.

>> No.564383

>>564130
You should learn to hire employees who speak Mandarin or Cantonese.

Cheaper, quicker, and a thousand times more efficient.