yeah, Translator is right.. we are comparing two different things.. that's what I mentioned in one of my comments above... When you immigrate into the country, it's a shame not to learn the local langauge. I knew one italian lady who lived in Toronto for over 20 years and she still couldn't speak English. She never worked, as her italian husband established successful business, she only socialized with her fellows italians..and she didn't speak english.. This is really bad..
But when it comes to the temporary limited work contract, as in case with expats in qatar, no any law can force them to learn arabic. it's purely personal choice. I love to learn new languages, so I am really enjoying the fact that I can express myself in arabic, at least at the basic level, and I keep improving it.. even though it's hard, as you hear around english much more than arabic..
yeah, Translator is right.. we are comparing two different things.. that's what I mentioned in one of my comments above... When you immigrate into the country, it's a shame not to learn the local langauge. I knew one italian lady who lived in Toronto for over 20 years and she still couldn't speak English. She never worked, as her italian husband established successful business, she only socialized with her fellows italians..and she didn't speak english.. This is really bad..
But when it comes to the temporary limited work contract, as in case with expats in qatar, no any law can force them to learn arabic. it's purely personal choice. I love to learn new languages, so I am really enjoying the fact that I can express myself in arabic, at least at the basic level, and I keep improving it.. even though it's hard, as you hear around english much more than arabic..