Fluent in Weird. the first time i went to Italy after learning the language, i was buzzing. i was there for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. 🏁 the night i landed, my mate and i grabbed a pint at some random bar in Bergamo. i’d been learning Italian on Duolingo for about 18 months. felt like i knew my stuff. had the vocab. knew the rules. i was ready. 😎 so i walked up to the bar... tried to speak to the guy behind it... and… nothing. I could barely squeeze out a simple “buongiorno.” 🙈 he just...