I would, however, like to mention two: it’s a courtesy towards the people and the culture of the country which is hosting you and giving you a very nice standard of living. Well I won’t waste your time telling you all of the many compelling reasons for learning another language either: you can read them for yourself here. Rather discouragingly, most of the contributors advise the person who posted to query not to bother, because everybody speaks English and there’s little point wasting time learning a language when you simply don’t need to. Have a look at this link to a discussion on, asking if there is a need to speak Arabic in Dubai. That in itself seems strange, but when you consider that Emirati nationals only make up 20% of the population of the United Arab Emirates, and that it may be an even lower percentage in the Emirate of Dubai itself, you quickly realize that Arabic, particularly the variety of Arabic used in the Arabian Gulf is not as common in daily use as English – which is the default “common tongue” for all the nationalities and different language speakers in Dubai. You’ll hear this a lot from other expatriates, even those whose first language is Arabic. Do they all charge the same fees? Again, it’s pretty certain that they don’t, for the same reason – the ones that have a track record with satisfied students singing the praises of the Academy or Institute can command a premium. That seems unlikely common sense will tell us that, like the schools we send our children to, some are better than others.
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