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Darknight613 said:
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pam said:
Foreign language courses are required credits now.



That's true, but I don't think the people who teach those required courses put any effort into actually teaching foreign languages, especially when it comes to conversational skills. At least in grade school they don't - in college, I actually managed to pick up some decent conversational skills.



Yeah, though most schools(but not all) require foreign language courses, the general emphasis on bilingualism still isn't nearly as high in this country as it is in others.

I think it's a pretty big contributing factor to why Europeans hate American tourists. If you're in Paris, don't even bother trying to start a conversation with a local in English.

MisterJLA is RACKing awesome.