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minus-squareInternationalBastard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up51arrow-down1·10 months agoLanguage is always a barrier. Without good German skills you have the opportunity of being a cleaning lady or building Autobahn here in Germany.
minus-squareboredtortoise@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·10 months agoAlso uprooting ones life to a different continent can be expensive
minus-squareerranto@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·10 months agoAre there no job positions where English could serve as an fallback language, like in STEM fields. (tech, healthcare, electronics, architecture) ?
minus-squareNoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up14·10 months agoThat’s kind of the same problem. People whose native languages aren’t indo-European tend to be bad at English, but Asians are a whole different breed.
minus-squarenonfuinoncuro@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·10 months agoKorean people suck at English. At least compared to Germans.
Language is always a barrier. Without good German skills you have the opportunity of being a cleaning lady or building Autobahn here in Germany.
Also uprooting ones life to a different continent can be expensive
Are there no job positions where English could serve as an fallback language, like in STEM fields. (tech, healthcare, electronics, architecture) ?
That’s kind of the same problem. People whose native languages aren’t indo-European tend to be bad at English, but Asians are a whole different breed.
Korean people suck at English. At least compared to Germans.