The proverb
I'm thinking about a proverb(observation) that say Russian. It sounds like "If you don't know what to say- say nothing, you will look smarter". That says to people with whom don't want communicate (? without want communicate). I think it's not fair because each person have a right of saying.
So, it's important to say what you want in the learning of new language and even though your conversations sound like childrens' stupidities you needn't be shiing.
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People in Russia do that very often. It doesn’t mean people don’t want to communicate. It means they have not any to add or topic you are discussing is unknown for him.
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I get what u meant about the proverb, and yes, it applies on some situations, but, as you say, in the context of learning a new language, It's better to express ourselves, not being afraid of making mistakes.
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There is also a very rude Russian proverb, that sounds like: "Молчи, за умного сойдешь". I've tried to find some English equivalent on the internet but failed. Literal translation is "If you don't speak you looks smarter". Very, very rude Russian proverb :).
By the way, when we learn foreign language the soundness of our sayings doesn't matter :)
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