Comments on: What Foreign Languages are Teens Learning? http://tangerinetimes.com/2010/02/what-foreign-languages-are-teens-learning/ The Sweet and Sour Life with Teens Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:32:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: The Mother http://tangerinetimes.com/2010/02/what-foreign-languages-are-teens-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-9449 The Mother Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:49:09 +0000 http://tangerinetimes.com/?p=2463#comment-9449 Americans traditionally don't bother with other languages. This is, partially, because we are geographically isolated, as opposed to Europe, where there are five languages spoken in an area the size of Texas. It's also partially because we are arrogant and foolish. Global communication is becoming paramount, and China's economy has placed it in a position to require serious consideration. That the language is difficult is a cop out--so is English. Americans traditionally don’t bother with other languages. This is, partially, because we are geographically isolated, as opposed to Europe, where there are five languages spoken in an area the size of Texas.

It’s also partially because we are arrogant and foolish.

Global communication is becoming paramount, and China’s economy has placed it in a position to require serious consideration. That the language is difficult is a cop out–so is English.

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