Learn Languages with Steve Kaufmann
Learn Languages with Steve Kaufmann
Steve Kaufmann
Want to speak another language? Learn from Europeans
8 minutes Posted Apr 16, 2026 at 9:43 pm.
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Every time I watch interviews from places like Budapest, I'm struck by how well young Europeans speak English. It isn't because their schools suddenly got better — I don't think classroom instruction has changed much at all. What changed is access. The internet, social media, YouTube, and streaming platforms mean people are surrounded by English all day, and that lowers the friction while raising the motivation. I think the same forces are starting to spread to other languages, and speaking three languages could soon be completely normal. Where did most of your language exposure actually come from — school, or something else?