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This is true, but personally I just enjoy language. I'm encouraging my kids to learn Spanish, as I think it's going to be a big advantage for them in the future. I actually learned more about my native language by learning another.Too many people in this country forget that this IS in fact America, and we speak ENGLISH as our official language, and if people want to come here (Legally) they must accept that we speak english here and it is on them to learn it! We do not and should not require Americans to learn other languages, Especially Spanish, Again, this isn't mexico or any other southern country, America, Hard Stop, Period! I had to learn English, and I am required to speak it in order to communicate with others in this country, not the other way around!
My coworker had just come back from a trip to Europe, and talked about how Europeans all spoke several languages. My reply was that this is likely just a matter of practicality more than anything else. Over there, they may travel a couple hours and be in a different country with a different language. Here we can drive a couple hours and still be in the same state. A little further, and we're in a different state, but they still speak the same language (mostly). Most of us don't learn another language, because we don't have to.