Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
If you would have quoted the entire portion of the speech dealing with learning a language, you would have agreed with Obama. He promoted the importance of learning another language, be it Spanish or some other language. His position was not that immigrants shouldn't learn English, nor was it that American citizens should learn Spanish over any other language.
Now why would anyone in their right mind who is voting for the figurehead of our country and the supposed leader of the free world want the entire story? Political news is like watching a bad movie with a few nude scenes in it....you just fast forward to the good parts.
Spanish is not a world language. Do many people do much business with Mexico? That would be used to talk to the ignorant immigrants who refuse to learn english.
Learning French or German would be a good thing. Those are international socieites.
Spanish is, in fact, most certainly a world language. It is the second most-spoken language by native speakers in the world, behind Chinese. Approximately 400 million people worldwide speak spanish as their native language. English is the THIRD most-spoken language by native speakers in the world.
It is usually better to know what you're talking about when arguing for or against something. Otherwise, you just look like a fool, and you perpetuate ignorance.
Spanish is, in fact, most certainly a world language. It is the second most-spoken language by naitve speakers in the world, behind Chinese. Approximately 400 million people worldwide speak spanish as their native language. English is the THIRD most-spoken language in the world. If you don't consider Spanish a world language, then English wouldn't be considered on, either.
It is usually better to know what you're talking about when arguing for or against something. Otherwise, you just look like a fool, and you perpetuate ignorance.
But we simply dont do "serious" business with Mexico. We do 95% of all our mega business with Europe and Asia. You cant tell me that a third world country like Mexico is part of the "international business coalition" like Japan, the US, Canada, and Europe are. Its much more valuable to learn French, German, Chinese, etc. if your doing it to communicate with "international businesses."
Spanish is to communicate with the immigrants who come here. Even Portugal, the European spanish country, speaks totally different Spanish than what most Americans in high school learn.
Spanish is, in fact, most certainly a world language. It is the second most-spoken language by naitve speakers in the world, behind Chinese. Approximately 400 million people worldwide speak spanish as their native language. English is the THIRD most-spoken language in the world. If you don't consider Spanish a world language, then English wouldn't be considered on, either.
It is usually better to know what you're talking about when arguing for or against something. Otherwise, you just look like a fool, and you perpetuate ignorance.
I don't think we measure whether a language is a world language simply on the number of native speakers.
How do Germans and Finns communicate with each other, typically? Or French and Russians? Or Chinese and Germans?
English
I agree, though, that Spanish is a world language, although not to the degree that English is.
It is usually better to know what you're talking about when arguing for or against something. Otherwise, you just look like a fool, and you perpetuate ignorance.
Abe Lincoln once said:
"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt"
Spanish is not a world language. Do many people do much business with Mexico? That would be used to talk to the ignorant immigrants who refuse to learn english.
Learning French or German would be a good thing. Those are international socieites.
You are so out of the loop. All major corporations are moving maniufacturing to Mexico. In fact many that went to China 5 years ago are coming back and setting up shop in Mexico due to the shorter leadtime and improved consistent quality out of Mexico.
I have no idea what you are attempting to say by internatonal society, but I can tell you that Spanish is infiinitely mpore useful than either of those languages from a business perspective in most circumstances for business today.
But we simply dont do "serious" business with Mexico. We do 95% of all our mega business with Europe and Asia. You cant tell me that a third world country like Mexico is part of the "international business coalition" like Japan, the US, Canada, and Europe are. Its much more valuable to learn French, German, Chinese, etc. if your doing it to communicate with "international businesses."
Spanish is to communicate with the immigrants who come here. Even Portugal, the European spanish country, speaks totally different Spanish than what most Americans in high school learn.
We do enough to demand this website from the US Department of Commerce:
Ever hear of NAFTA? Well there is a reason that was created.
OH...and do you mean Portuguese? Yeah...that is it's own language that was originated about 2000 years ago so I think we can say that it's not Spanish by now.
But we simply dont do "serious" business with Mexico. We do 95% of all our mega business with Europe and Asia. You cant tell me that a third world country like Mexico is part of the "international business coalition" like Japan, the US, Canada, and Europe are. Its much more valuable to learn French, German, Chinese, etc. if your doing it to communicate with "international businesses."
Spanish is to communicate with the immigrants who come here. Even Portugal, the European spanish country, speaks totally different Spanish than what most Americans in high school learn.
Agsain completely off the mark with your figures.
Did you say Portugal the european Spanish country speaks a different kind of Soanish?
They certainly do. It is called Portuguese. About as close to Spanish as French or Italian.
You are so out of the loop. All major corporations are moving maniufacturing to Mexico. In fact many that went to China 5 years ago are coming back and setting up shop in Mexico due to the shorter leadtime and improved consistent quality out of Mexico.
I have no idea what you are attempting to say by internatonal society, but I can tell you that Spanish is infiinitely mpore useful than either of those languages from a business perspective in most circumstances for business today.
Not if you drive a BMW and like French Wine they aren't.
Not if you drive a BMW and like French Wine they aren't.
BMW is the top luxury car sold in Mexico. Just a little trivia.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
