Fluent in all languages OR talk with animals? What's your pick?

This question reminds me of a thought that I have had
for many years, "If we cannot communicate with other
animals that we share the planet with, how will we then
communicate with the first aliens that come from space"?

Animals for me.

Mike.
 

Hangaround said:
Not hard for me. Would love to talk to animals. People not so much. There are a lot of dogs that I wish could have understood how much I loved them
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In fact, to be honest, I have lost a number of dogs in this life but I am still grieving months after losing my long time buddy Champ. I think because of the isolation and not traveling and my kids being fully out of the house. I just can’t seem to get over it. I used to think I was strong mentally. Not so much anymore.
 
Animals tend to be more genuine than people, and their agendas are both simpler and more direct, often telegraphed by their location and physical posture. They read us by our actions, and sometimes our tone. As I'm already fairly fluent in animal communications, I'd choose to be fluent in all human languages...
 
Hangaround said:
In fact, to be honest, I have lost a number of dogs in this life but I am still grieving months after losing my long time buddy Champ. I think because of the isolation and not traveling and my kids being fully out of the house. I just can’t seem to get over it. I used to think I was strong mentally. Not so much anymore.
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So sorry. :( There's no good time to lose a pet, but especially not these days.
 
Surprised at the amount of animal answers. I had a difficult time choosing.

Wonder if our younger selves answers would still be so skewed towards animals? I think if I had energy and health to travel extensively, I'd have chosen languages.
 
Mike said:
This question reminds me of a thought that I have had
for many years, "If we cannot communicate with other
animals that we share the planet with, how will we then
communicate with the first aliens that come from space"?

Animals for me.

Mike.
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We can only see certain bandwidths of light and hear certain sounds. The concept of aliens operating in that same narrow spectrum is a remote possibility.
Suppose they communicate by changes in pressure or scents we cannot detect? When you consider the diversity of written languages created by our species on this planet and the fact that some ancient languages are lost to us as translatable, it seems amazing that we ever got to building civilizations at all.
 
Gary O' said:
Yeah, that's wunna my favorites
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@Gary O' Looks like the little guy I put in the Good Morning, Good Afternoon....post
 
There was a time when I wish that I could speak a lot of languages and I did learn one besides English that I didn't keep up with so I don't know too well anymore but I wish I would have kept it up.

I do enjoy talking with animals and watching their responses as they know a lot

and are smarter than all of us think.
 
They would tell you the food you give it tastes like crap. They would demand they can go to the bathroom indoors when it is cold or raining. They would threaten you when you tell it is time for the vet. They would insist the sleep in your bed. They would want clothing an fancy collars. In short, they would be just like people and who wants that?.
 
I'll take "Languages" for $300, Alex.

I already can talk to dogs. Cats can get very sarcastic, so I just say "hi" and pass on by. I have no idea what I'd say to a koala or a coatamundi…..we just have nothing in common.

Giraffes are rather snobby and prefer to speak only to their own kind. Lions brag a lot and hyenas are just awful liars; don't ever take a hyena seriously. Elephants tend to be gossipy. I suggest never getting into a political discussion with a Tasmanian Devil...never.

Gerbils can't keep secrets so be very careful what you tell them. Weasels, on the other hand, have an undeserved bad rep and can be good friends.

You can't give a snake an inch or he'll be right up there in your business. Whales spend a lot of time singing and like to rest their voices the rest of the time so you can't count on much conversation with them. Catfish? Well, being bottom-feeders, they're quite profane and you just don't want to be around when they get upset.

Excuse me, I have to run. My Conversational Buffalo class is about to start and I want to get settled before the stampede gets underway.
 
jujube said:
I'll take "Languages" for $300, Alex.

I already can talk to dogs. Cats can get very sarcastic, so I just say "hi" and pass on by. I have no idea what I'd say to a koala or a coatamundi…..we just have nothing in common.

Giraffes are rather snobby and prefer to speak only to their own kind. Lions brag a lot and hyenas are just awful liars; don't ever take a hyena seriously. Elephants tend to be gossipy. I suggest never getting into a political discussion with a Tasmanian Devil...never.

Gerbils can't keep secrets so be very careful what you tell them. Weasels, on the other hand, have an undeserved bad rep and can be good friends.

You can't give a snake an inch or he'll be right up there in your business. Whales spend a lot of time singing and like to rest their voices the rest of the time so you can't count on much conversation with them. Catfish? Well, being bottom-feeders, they're quite profane and you just don't want to be around when they get upset.

Excuse me, I have to run. My Conversational Buffalo class is about to start and I want to get settled before the stampede gets underway.
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clapping smile.gifThank you, Jujube!
 
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