362436 (Ron) wrote:

There are criticisms of Americans for not being fluent in European
languages, or not having mass transit to the degree Euros do. With
just the slightest bit of thought, one would realize that America is
much more spread out, and even if you do learn a language, if you
never would have a chance to speak it, it is forgotten very soon.

I have, at one time or another, taken three different foreign languages
(German, Spanish, and Japanese). Of the three, I've basically forgotten
how to speak German and Japanese, and only have some Spanish left
because I work in hotels on a regular basis.

....and the Spanish speakers I work with mostly want me to speak English
with them so they can be more fluent.

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