Which do you think would be more important when going to a new place: being able to understand and speak the language like a native, knowing the customs and practices of the place, or understanding the streets like somebody who has lived there for decades?
edit: as somebody described it, it’s language vs customs vs lay of the land
I love the idea of the language, but for a dumb reason. Say you go to Korea, have fun, make new friends, and invite them to visit you. Unfortunately, you no longer speak Korean after leaving the country, so you suddenly lose the ability to communicate mid-flight, and you’re this person’s only connection to wherever you’re landing.