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Originally Posted by Matamoros I wonder why the majority of Americans can't speak Spanish.
Matamoros (AKA Ekdog) |
No need to get your arse all up in the air, Matamoros
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It`s true, most native Spanish speakers (not just Mexicans) do a poor job of speaking English. But my opinion is that the majority of people who have to, or need to learn a foreign language to succeed socially, at work, or whatever won`t put in the effort neccessary to become reasonably fluent in that language. For instance, I "study" the German language as a hobby. It`s something I want to learn, as opposed to something I have to learn. This allows the luxury of me taking my time, practicing pronunciation and so forth without being under pressure to cram my brain full of it in a relatively short amount of time. See what I`m getting at?
Also, we Americans are notoriously lacking (for the most part) in foreign language skills. I guess most of us don`t feel the need to learn other languages since English is spoken (rather poorly) all around the world.