Living in a country where you have to speak a foreign language can cause serious social problems, as well as practical problems. To what extend do you agree or disagree?

It is sometimes argued that living overseas without speaking your mother tongue has an adverse impact on social and practical aspects. While to a certain extent I believe that those dwelling in a foreign land encounter societal and practical difficulties, I also deem that this experience benefits them as well.

On the one hand, there are cogent reasons why I consider that overseas residents face problems such as social networks and real situations. The most serious obstacle would be the language barrier which makes it difficult for people to communicate and expend social circles. As a matter of fact, they are not able to approach local inhabitants and exchange their thoughts. Furthermore, this means they may have trouble dealing with daily life activities including going to market, medical checking and academic involvement. Therefore, many immigrants suffer from depression and isolation as they feel hard to integrate into a new culture and share with others.

On the other hand, with the development of technology today, people could tackle this challenge by using translation application spontaneously and learning a new language from various accessible sources which were rare to find in the past. That being the case overseas dwellers could live more easily and enjoy their lives to the fullest. Particularly, living in a foreign nation allows them to promote their independence and adaptability. One striking example to illustrate this point is that most of the tycoons these days are used to be overseas residents who spents years of accumulating new knowledge and lessons from failure outside their hometowns in comparison with native people that are too complacent to thrive in their own fatherlands.

For the aforementioned reasons, I’m inclined to believed that living abroad doesnt bring serious social and practical issues to people in a serious way due to the proliferation of technology in modern day. Meanwhile, it could be a chance for them to better themselves and enrich their native soil.