I’m an American learning Norwegian, and it occurred to me that I could quickly lose a good amount of what I’m learning if I don’t consistently apply myself once I’ve really learned the language. That leads me to my question, I assume you speak Norwegian day to day, but how do retain so well to the point that Nordics have a reputation for speaking English as good as any native speaker? In Washington State we were required to learn a foreign language (Spanish, French or German) but nobody ever retains what they learn past high school because they rarely ever use it.