[PRCo] Re: Europa (Foreign Languages)

[John Swindler]

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> Fred Schneider mentioned: >> What is important here? Spanish is important because 1 in every 5> U. S. citizens speaks it in the home or will shortly. We should all> bite that bullet and be bilingual and quit arguing about whose> culture is ruined by learning a second language.> 
 
I find this hard to believe.  You have a source, Fred?
 
The only hispanic I know arrived in US at age 23 - and she didn't know a word of Spanish, only spoke English.  Has about ten decendents, and none interested in Spanish.  One did try Chinese in high school - another German, and the rest took a pass on foreign languages.
 
John
 
 
 
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