Kasz216 said:
A) Not... really related to a single thing in my post. B) The biggest US hanidcap is Summer break. C) The average Belgium/Netherlands person speaks 2 or 3 languages, becuase they pretty much have to by default due to being so close to so many foreign speaking countries, and the fact that belgium has like 3 official languages if i recall correctly. That and it's way easier to learn languages if you have to when your younger and you have a lot of people speaking said language around. Additionally, there really is a less pressing need for Americans to learn a second language, because English happens to be the most important language in the world. It's the international language of buisness, and as I believe the leading taught second language in the world. |
In backing with your point C, during my recent trip to Florida, I noticed that a significant number of Floridians were able to speak both English and Spanish, and not just those of Hispanic decent. Hell, I was in a bloody Burger King, and the cashiers there could speak both languages (they were African American).