If you are American and only speak 1 language, why?

[iREPuthenLAWL]

English/Spanish crew checking in. Took a class in college and I live in Southern California so its practically native. Just built on my knowledge from college with speaking to people who speak spanish.

[Datsek]

too lazy personally brah

[stosman05]

One is plenty.

[Doober4]

No need.

[TexasMajor]

You don't speak 'Merican?

[thomas885]

learning a new language can be extremely hard, I wanna learn Italian but that's like learning thousands of Italian words, and learn the dialect and grammar, seriously it is a lot and it is not easy

[kanufs]

learning a new language can be extremely hard, I wanna learn Italian but that's like learning thousands of Italian words, and learn the dialect and grammar, seriously it is a lot and it is not easy

no chit *******

[AppsBrah]

learning a new language can be extremely hard, I wanna learn Italian but that's like learning thousands of Italian words, and learn the dialect and grammar, seriously it is a lot and it is not easy

Really?

[RandomDudee]

English/Spanish speaking crew.

[Eskimo]

Because everyone I interact with speaks English?

Never been like damn I really wish i knew how to speak *insert language* right now.

Medical spanish which I remember none of
Medical farsee which I remember none of

Pretty much remember basic greetings and curse words from any language I ever needed to use but i was in those places that those were primary language.

[bigdogfarmhand]

**Dont like learning crew**

***Don't need to be smart cause I'm swole as Fuk crew****

**swole translates to every language crew***

[thomas885]

no chit *******

negged, *******

[GreatOldOne]

English/Spanish crew checking in. Took a class in college and I live in Southern California so its practically native. Just built on my knowledge from college with speaking to people who speak spanish.

I took German/Latin in high school and college and lost them both (mostly). I wish I had to do that one over, and I would have done Spanish for 8 years. I'm trying to learn Spanish now, but it's a lot harder once you're older to retain the discipline to study.

It makes a little sense to take a foreign language you can actually use because you live near people who speak that language.

Both my kids know Spanish tho. IMO it would make sense to learn as many languages as you can and use.

[dtugg]

no reason to know another language

[Wrench7]

It's expensive and extremely time consuming to learn another language.

I started to learn Arabic several years ago when the Army provided Rosetta stone for free.

[Antonio519]

tfw American and 3 languages

[NativeBoy101]

I thought Americans commonly know Spanish as well. Isn't it like compulsory in school or something for you guys??

[FuzzySlippers12]

Jelly of dem bilinguals.

[bigdogfarmhand]

I thought Americans commonly know Spanish as well. Isn't it like compulsory in school or something for you guys??

Lol. Fuk no. You can't force any thing on any one here. It's a elective you can choose if you want.

You can take it. But you can choose not to.

All the Mexicans from Mexico in my school always took Spanish classes. Easy a

Brb I would take English if I went to school in Mexico and fail. lol

[GinoFelino]

I took German/Latin in high school and college and lost them both (mostly). I wish I had to do that one over, and I would have done Spanish for 8 years. I'm trying to learn Spanish now, but it's a lot harder once you're older to retain the discipline to study.

It makes a little sense to take a foreign language you can actually use because you live near people who speak that language.

Both my kids know Spanish tho. IMO it would make sense to learn as many languages as you can and use.

Took Latin for 7 years. Dat feel when Jeopardy question is some basic Latin and I can't even remembet it.

[Shortfuze]

I learned Spanish to mingle with Latinas. Great motivation...for obvious reasons

[MrRipley]

English/Russian crew.

dat contrast of peace.

[harpy20]

I work with some primarily Spanish speaking folk. It has been easier for me to just learn some Spanish.

I wished I learn Spanish instead of German. I have lost most of my ability to speak German because I can never use it. I know plenty of fluent Spanish speakers where I could have been fluent in it by now.

[NativeBoy101]

Lol. Fuk no. You can't force any thing on any one here. It's a elective you can choose if you want.

You can take it. But you can choose not to.

All the Mexicans from Mexico in my school always took Spanish classes. Easy a

Brb I would take English if I went to school in Mexico and fail. lol

Hmm.. here you have to learn at least 3 languages till 9th grade where you get to choose between English and whatever else. My old school had English, Arabic, Hindi and our native language as compulsory languages since grade 1.

[Maestro]

English/Spanish crew checking in. Took a class in college and I live in Southern California so its practically native. Just built on my knowledge from college with speaking to people who speak spanish.

lol it is quite ironic that the one nation on earth which derives itself on being a "melting pot" yet very few of its citizens speak more than one language.

[Cpthaak]

Don't really see why you would need another language. In my opinion English is the easiest language to learn and it's kinda the Universal language aswell. I'm still surprised at how many people still can't speak some basic english. Tourists used to come to me and ask, Arabic? Chinese? Do I look like I speak any of those languages? lol (inb4 can't tell, cause of no avi).

[Mic9]

Don't really see why you would need another language. In my opinion English is the easiest language to learn and it's kinda the Universal language aswell. I'm still surprised at how many people still can't speak some basic english. Tourists used to come to me and ask, Arabic? Chinese? Do I look like I speak any of those languages? lol (inb4 can't tell, cause of no avi).

Can't tell brah

[CobraTrapz]

2 fluent language crew 1 elementary skills crew


But it's really just environment and background that decides how many languages ppl know. Rarely do ppl actually actively learn a new language and then actually be able to speak it fluently.

[Maestro]

It's expensive and extremely time consuming to learn another language.

I started to learn Arabic several years ago when the Army provided Rosetta stone for free.

yeah this is true, i'm pretty sure most foreigners that are bi/tri lingual learned their languages from elementary school and not on their free time.

in the US school system you don't even get the opportunity to learn a foreign language until highschool, and in most cases you only need one year of it to meet the requirement for graduation.

[GinoFelino]

Hmm.. here you have to learn at least 3 languages till 9th grade where you get to choose between English and whatever else. My old school had English, Arabic, Hindi and our native language as compulsory languages since grade 1.

Well you usually have a 2nd language requirement. It just doesn't have to be Spanish.

There's different curriculum everywhere in the US though as evidenced by this thread. I had to take a 2nd language in 4th and 5th grade. Latin plus a 3rd elective language from 6th-12th grade.