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[–] spookybill ago 

I read it that way at first and thing "of course, that makes common sense." Guess I'll have to stop thinking that the Germans have any common sense left.

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[–] twentyfive 3 points -2 points (+1|-3) ago 

to thier credit every school in US has spanish as a course, but youre not forced

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[–] thrus 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

I took one of those. I now know (14 years later) yes, no, thanks, and there are a few phrases I recognize but don't remember what they mean.

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[–] eldorann 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Truth.

My common response is "I know enough Spanish to be slapped in a bar."

My mother is fluent in Spanish but never passed it on while I was young. In school, I chose German.

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[–] hypercat ago 

Donde esta el BANYO!

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[–] Doomking_Grimlock ago 

I can still kind of read Spanish, but speaking it is nearly impossible. I don't really remember the vocabulary or conjugation, but when I see the words I get a vague idea of their definition.

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[–] Reconn 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

True, but there's a huge difference between Latin and South Americans vs Arabs. Latin and South Americans have European history and European cultural values. The average Mexican household is almost indistinguishable from an American or Canadian one except for the language. That is not at all the case for Arabs and Central Asians.

Europe is importing migrants for the same reason the U.S. and Canada did-- it pushes wages down and profits up. But the difference between Mexicans and Arabs is night and day. Latin Americans and South Americans are lightyears ahead of Arabs culturally that theres no contest between the two if you had to pick one.

There's also a stark difference in how "integration" is handled in North America vs Europe. If I move pretty much anywhere in Europe, I will never "be" Norwegian or German or whatever. Because being one of those is a matter of heritage culturally. In North America its a matter of ideals for the most part. If you see a Filipino in the U.S./Canada and he speaks english/french, theres going to be almost no question at all that he's an American/Canadian.

American/Canadian cultural values are so overwhelming in North America, that within a generation the entire family is basically fully integrated doubly so for Mexican families since they share the cultural values already. If they're born here, its basically a given that any "old" country values that their immigrant parents have are thrown out the window. That's not something that's as prominent in Europe.

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[–] twentyfive 1 point -1 points (+0|-1) ago  (edited ago)

i disagree with pretty much everything you wrote

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[–] crusade ago 

We were forced to at my school

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[–] Sydviciouz ago 

Yeah. I opted for sign language.

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