Frederik Kalle Rasmussen comments

I made an account just to reply to this stupid article. Its very much possible to become fluent in a language without dedicating the time you mentioned in this article. I learned to speak fluent Chinese Mandarin after just two years of studying it. Now Im several months into Japanese and can safely say that its alot easier than Mandarin (At least in the beginning). It might be impossible if you don't know how to study, but people making an effort in learning it can easily become conversational/comfortable using it after a year or so. You dont neccesarily have to go to the country in order to study it, alot of people do it just for the sake of studying other cultures and for broadening ones horizon. "Language is the only thing worth knowing even poorly" - Kato Lomb