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Old 05-03-2010, 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Antitrust32 View Post
Its not about catering to Spanish people. not at all. eventhough thats how white people take it.. and then they go learn French

There are lots of things we can learn from other countries, learning two languages while growing up is one of those things.
Back in the time (the stone age) that I learned French in high school, it was a popular language to learn. There was French, German, Spanish, and Latin, and they were all considered (at that time) valuable languages to learn. I spoke, read, and wrote fluent French when I graduated. I'm lucky I understand a word or two here and there any more.

And, that's the reason why Americans don't speak a second language - they have little need to do so. Languages are something that have to be spoken on a regular basis in order to remember them.
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