Lyzko wrote:
Fuzzywickets, since our US neighbor closest to our southern borders is Mexico, I'd say the push to learn at least basic Spanish is as strong as a European's to learn English.
that's laughable.
europeans need english to communicate with their neighbors as well as do international business. if you travel to Sweden, what language do you speak? what about Switzerland? what about Belgium? Portugal?
i fail to recognize how learning spanish for an american has the same urgency or level of importance. most americans want nothing to do with Mexico and the ones that actually visit Mexico only go to sit at a resort and get a sun tan and drink all day.....and everyone at the hotel speaks english. how accommodating.
16% of Americans are of latino descent and the vast majority of them are perfectly fluent in both spanish and english. for that tiny group that doesn't speak english, they're mostly illegal anyhow.
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