And with Smash's reply the thread goes ugly. I resent the slam on Americans. Were you singling out the USA or did you mean to include Canadians, Mexicans, Brazilians, Columbians and all others from Central and South America because they are American too? FYI, I'm from the US and my city boasts good sized latino, Russian, Korean, Chinese, Indonesian, Ethiopian as well as other communities.
As a point of commerce english is considered the international language of business. From that stand point I find nothing wrong with what kirk said. However, with that now said I see nothing wrong with indivduals expanding and learning new languages. For instance I am trying to learn some my favorite's native slovak.
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