Speaking a couple of words in a foreign language mainly in your social área (sanky,I know one Haitian who speaks 5 languages fluently, or at least he said he does. I have seen him having conversations in 4 languages and holding his own.
He's a Sanky, btw. Very good looking kid.
giving compliments etc..) is one thing, dominating a langauge is another.
I know few people who speak five languages fluently, and I dare to say they are higher educated than this Haitian hobo.
I speak three fluently, my wife says “but you speak german”, I do not, however I am able to say what I want on vacations in Germany… but with errors.