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/^t/Apart from business matters, languages are crucial when you go abroad. You cannot fully enjoy yourself in a foreign country if you are not able to make any contact with the natives. It is impossible to be safisfied with a trip during which you can be just an observer. Just imagine that you do not understand people that surround you, you cannot ask them a single question, you are not able to get into conversation with anybody around... Could you be really content with such a trip? And what about any potential problems you may come up againts while being abroad? How are you supposed to cope with any difficulties if you cannot speak the same language as people around you? Do not expect that foreigners will speak your language! Remember that the best you can do is always to rely on yourself!