Would you rather speak every language or master every instrument?

[Ashen Pathfinder 16,159]

As much as I love music, and that especially refers to the orchestra (<3), I would prefer to speak evert language out there. As someone who loves geography and various cultures, I'd love to have the ability to speak various local dialects and converse with people outside of the English language.

 

Hell, it'd help me hopefully to see a Bayern Munich game in Germany, haha.

[NotoriousSMALL 1,984]

tough choice. I would like to speak every language, but I don't see myself talking with that many foreigners. Although I do want to travel so....

But on the other hand I'd like to play every instrument. Just to entertain myself or others.

[Heinz 83]

Instruments. I don't like talking much anyways.

[Away 2,077]

Instruments. No question. I know being able to speak multiple languages would probably be a lot more useful for jobs, but I just love music so much <3

Edited October 10, 2014 by LatinoChurro

[Radiance64 7,053]

With every language, you could get any job and talk to anyone you want

Then again with knowing every instrument, you could be a huge rockstar...

 

Eh wth, every language.

[ponylaces 1,870]

Definitely master every instrument.

[Flugelhorn 10]

Master every instrument. I adore music and there's so much I want to learn.

[Odyssey 5,715]

I'd rather speak every language. While I may love music, I'd rather go for something that's practical and interesting. Plus, I can confuse people by speaking in a different language.

[Literally Snails 2,307]

Language, definitely. Think of all the dead languages I could translate! I'd be a legend!

[LZRD WZRD 1,929]

Wow this is really tough.

 

I guess language, but only by a small margin. I'm a writer and a very artistic person in general, so both seem like very intriguing abilities

[Obsolete 681]

Speak every language. My job possibilities would expand tremendously, and in turn this would open up more chances for job-related travel. Plus I'd be able to watch anything without subtitles, which would be quite useful considering how often I watch foreign works.

 

Instruments would be lost on me. I'm not the performing type, and I'm not convinced that having technical mastery would translate to artistic mastery. I doubt I'd be able to compose anything worth a damn.

Edited October 14, 2014 by Rudes

[Geek0zoid 1,468]

If I were to stay in the USA, I'd choose instrument. Most people around here speak English or Spanish. Chinese and Japanese are sort of around, Italian is something you barely see, and who the hell even speaks German around here?

Anywhere else, I'd likely speak languages. I need to know how to talk to people when I need to D:

[Savannah 39]

Instruments. I really want to be able to make pony music, but I'm not really that good.

[DormantAccount 308]

Language without a doubt. That would be incredibly useful. There are so many employers that would be falling all over themselves to get you on board and it would likely involve travel abroad. I could travel as an assistant to someone important and just ride along with them and be indispensable. I could work as a translator for tourists in Japan.

[Samurai Equine 49,672]

Do I have to choose just one?
Can't I compromise by learning some languages and some instruments?

 

There are only a few languages I care about, and only a few instruments I care about. And I feel like if you know enough, you can figure out the rest. If you know enough about writing and composing music for a few instruments, it shouldn't be too hard to figure out or pick up on other instruments. The same might be true for language. If you know enough different languages, you might be able to figure out other related languages relatively quickly.

 

I'm not saying that enough experience can help you comprehend the root of all languages or anything like that. I'm just saying some things should be pretty quick to figure out. If I was a master of electric, acoustic, and bass guitars, banjos, and other similar stringed instruments, how hard would it be for me to pick up a Ukelele and figure out how to play it? Or, if I've mastered Chinese, Cantonese Korean, and similar languages, how hard would it be to pick up on the Japanese language?

[SCS 7,485]

I would master every instrument, because then I could pull some awesome shit like do a one-man band and record a professional grade album with numerous instruments, but all parts played by me. Just recorded separately and put together. It'd be more fun to have a band with other people, but it'd just be cool to be able to do something like that.

 

I wouldn't choose languages due to how it'd be relatively simple to find a translator, grab a dictionary or find a program or an online service to overcome any language barriers when trying to communicate with someone.

[Miss.RariDash 44]

Master every instrument.  Who wouldn't want to make their own mini band?! 

[Washougal_Otaku 1,020]

For me, it would easily be to learn every language.  I can learn one instrument and still be able to make music for EVERYONE that way.

[Princess Derpy 672]

Speak every language. Seeing as I'm not one to perform, I could travel all over the place and be able to communicate easily. Not to mention job options.

[mars 4,861]

Languages! Heck yeah. It's much more useful, really. You'd be able to speak to anyone around the world. I'm assuming you'd know dead languages, which could help scientists out. That'd be awesome. Plus, job opportunities!

[Shift 4,272]

Language, I stink at instruments. Languages would be ultimately more useful.

[Magic Note 2,748]

Even though I'm not good with instruments, I'd rather master all instruments than speak all languages.

[Princess-Sunbutt 268]

The true language of the world is music, I'll play every instrument please. 

[Justin_Case001 4,873]

I'm seeing some good arguments for each side, but I'd go with instruments hands down.  I've always wanted to be able to play instruments and perform.  I want to do my own renditions of all my favorite video game songs, like some of these brilliant youtubers you see.

[SmartCookie001 245]

Languages would be more useful since you could communicate with people who don't speak English.