I see alot of job listings that go something like this:
"-exellent oral and written communication skills
-Strong computer skills to include windows, microsoft office
and internet explorer
-MUST BE BILINGUAL - SPANISH/ENGLISH"
I'm putting pimsleur on my iPod ... lol.
2007-12-07 04:23:13 · 19 answers · asked by $0.02 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
I'm not having kids. But, if I did have kids, we'd all learn Arabic together. It would be loads of fun speaking it in public and watching the dip sh*t reactions of all the ignorant bigots who think everything Arabic sounds like "al-Qaeda," "Osama bin Laden," "jihad," "damn America," and "terrorist".
2007-12-07 04:48:16 · answer #1 · answered by SINDY 7 · 7⤊ 2⤋
When I have kids I will have them learn which ever language they are interested in and at least one other. I have studied Spanish because I had always wondered if I could be getting insulted in another language and I would never know, and since there are alot of Spanish speaking people where I am from I wanted to learn Spanish. LOL Well, that was my initial reason when I was a child, but I would love to be bilingual so that I could earn more money (you know they pay you more when you can speak more than one language).
2007-12-07 16:42:41 · answer #2 · answered by MISS 84 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I plan on teaching my children Spanish - not because of the large population of Spanish-speaking people in the States, per se.
I took a lot of Spanish during high school and college and I just think it's really important to know another language as well as English. If I had taken Russian or German, then that's what my children would be learning....but I took Spanish, so I'm going to teach them!
:-)
2007-12-07 07:54:39 · answer #3 · answered by YSIC 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes...my son is learning Spanish and English(he's only 18 months old)so he can talk to his family in Mexico and here in the US! Being bilingual is a plus!
2007-12-07 06:29:25 · answer #4 · answered by aguilar_laurita 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are referring to USA specifically, the better answer is to insist that since it is an English speaking country, it's residents speak English.
In a global economy, I have found that Mandarin would be a much more valuable language at this time. Save the Spanish for vacation trips to Mexico.
2007-12-07 04:41:51 · answer #5 · answered by Good Answers 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
If I have kids they better learn Spanish in school because the only Spanish I know is hello and thank you!!
2007-12-07 19:27:23 · answer #6 · answered by HoneyBrisk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, they'll learn Spanish in school (it's part of the curriculum in NYC). I would like for my kids to speak more than 2 languages, just in case they find themselves needing to know more than English.
2007-12-07 05:48:21 · answer #7 · answered by : ) 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
NO!! Welcome to the U.S. of A. !! Apprendan a hablar ingles o regresen a su pais!! How come only Hispanics/Latinos feel that the U.S. should cater to them? Wal-Mart, Supermarkets, Home-Depot, Department stores ect- all have to have English and Spanish signs and bilingual people- Why not have French too? Canadians are our neighbors to the North......
2007-12-07 04:54:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely not. I'm tired of this country forcing spanish on people because the spanish-speaking immigrants refuse to learn english. If you come here speak ----ing english.
2007-12-07 05:34:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I think I need to learn French, but my kids can learn whtever they want. I dont see the need to learn Spanish, I live in hispanic community , but we can communicate without a language.
2007-12-07 07:18:42 · answer #10 · answered by Noah B 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If I have kids I will teach them to speak Spanish and probably French and/or Japanese or Korean.
2007-12-07 05:04:57 · answer #11 · answered by CaliGirl 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋