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Sam 2 - Posted - 11/13/2009: 07:02:12
A lot of jobs want you to be able to speak Spanish now, would it be worth it to take some classes
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People will forget what you say and do, but they will never forget how you treated them.
KE - Posted - 11/13/2009: 07:06:38
I'm encouraging my son to take Spanish for that very reason. He's in his second year of Spanish in middle school. He's going to need all the competitive advantages he can muster for future employment (he has multiple disabilities.) I figure being multilingual might be the ticket to a job someday.
I took French and German, and they have proved of no practical use to me. I wish I had studied Spanish instead.
Edited by - KE on 11/13/2009 07:10:31
wkb28791 - Posted - 11/13/2009: 07:11:17
Knowledge of any kind is power.
Regards,
wkb28791
"If you really want something in this life, you have to work for it-----Now quiet! they're about to announce the lottery numbers!"
Homer Simpson
Louisiana Rose - Posted - 11/13/2009: 07:25:36
It's never a bad idea to learn an new language
If you are gonna be out of date, do it right
guitdawg - Posted - 11/13/2009: 07:37:49
There are more countries in this world that have some form of Spanish as their national tongue than any other. Immersion works very well. I learned mas Espan~ol working with Latins and Hispanics than in 3 yrs of high school Spanish and 1 yr of college.
Heck, how could it hurt to know more, about ANYTHING!
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Nosferatu - Posted - 11/13/2009: 07:54:43
Oui.
Thank you,
"Count" Hugh
"I bent over him, and tried to find any sign of life, but in vain." -- Jonathan Harker, Dracula
Louisiana Rose - Posted - 11/13/2009: 08:06:48
quote:
Originally posted by shawn_lackey
I'm gonna get Joanne to teach me English!
~Shawn
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Depends what part of England you come from Shawn, some English dialects take an awful lot of understanding, the best thing to do, is to learn the Queens English, that wilkl get you by anywhere If you are gonna be out of date, do it right
Do335Dave - Posted - 11/13/2009: 08:12:47
I recall enough from high school to read Spanish, it comes in handy from time to time.
Depending on the job (and the direction the world is going) you might want to learn Chinese.
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mogultx - Posted - 11/13/2009: 08:22:52
Dave beat me to it.... Chinese might be good.
I speak some Spanish. I am slow, because I don't use it everyday.(Not "THAT" kind of SLOW!) And it comes in very handy.
Someone else said knowledge is power, and I agree with that. Also, others think we are very self centered because many Americans only speak one language.
Plus, who wants to be like the hotel owner in New Mexico that forbade his employees to speak Spanish in his presence. I hope he doesn't play the banjo! He might ruin our sterling reputations for good character, high morals and deep knowledge on many subjects.... !!!!! 
Monty
noli illegitimi carborundum (stolen from DAT)
dat - Posted - 11/13/2009: 10:14:52
the spanish I know will get you in trouble if spoken in the wrong place
noli illegitimi carborundum
everybody needs at least one gun for every year old that they are, having a few extras don't hurt
kyblugrass - Posted - 11/13/2009: 10:18:17
Learing algo nuevo nunca es una basura. 
Scott
“You Can Hang a Sign on a Pig Saying It's a Horse...But It’s Still Just a Pig.”
guitdawg - Posted - 11/13/2009: 10:20:42
quote:
Originally posted by dat
the spanish I know will get you in trouble if spoken in the wrong place
Heheheh! But seriously, I think ADULTS, learning a second language should know the pallabres vulgarmentes (vulgar words). Doesn't mean you have to use them... One particular instance, I heard some nasty stuff about the check out line girl, gratuitous dirty talk about a hot girl, and in polite society unacceptable in any circumstance. Imagine the looks I got when a gringo turned around and put them in check.  
Chesapeake - Posted - 11/13/2009: 10:39:24
I took three years of Spanish in high school, mainly because most people were taking French, and I just wanted to be different. But I'm so glad I did. It's come in handy innumerable times, including professionally. Spanish and English are both languages of the Americas, and it just makes sense to speak the languages you're closest to. (It also exposes you to a rich and once powerful culture that was here a good century before the Brits.)
Sam 2 - Posted - 11/13/2009: 11:06:01
quote:
Originally posted by Nosferatu
Oui.
Thank you,
"Count" Hugh
"I bent over him, and tried to find any sign of life, but in vain." -- Jonathan Harker, Dracula
LOL !!! Je pris français à l'école secondaire mais n'ont pas eu l'occasion de l'utiliser I think that is "I took French in high school but have not had the opportunity to use it"_______________________________________________________ People will forget what you say and do, but they will never forget how you treated them.
Edited by - Sam 2 on 11/13/2009 11:07:57
AndBanjoWasHisNameO - Posted - 11/13/2009: 11:21:19
Two years of German:
Das ist nicht ein wasser buffel, das ist ein kafern buffel.
"That is not a water buffalo, that is a cape buffalo".
You'd be surprised how infrequently the need to know how to say that comes up in conversation.
Take Spanish!
~Michael
"Well, it's a joke son! Don't you get it?"
Ronnie - Posted - 11/13/2009: 11:28:37
My daughter is studying Latin in high school.
I am sure she will find it handy conversing with all the ancient Romans in the neighborhood.
www.bobbythompsonbanjo.com
kyblugrass - Posted - 11/13/2009: 11:32:15
My wife needs a translator when she visits my folks in southern Kentucky.
Scott
“You Can Hang a Sign on a Pig Saying It's a Horse...But It’s Still Just a Pig.”
Studebaker Hawk - Posted - 11/13/2009: 11:46:48
I'm about as weak in Spanish as I am in German. Which reminds me, the only thing I remember from high school German was "Nein. Sie ist am Sonntag geschlossen."
I've been waiting for years to use that one, but the opportunity never presented itself.
Cotton-eyed Joe - Posted - 11/13/2009: 12:44:30
Buenas noches...
It's always worthwhile to learn another language...
Take some classes... 
'appy pickin' 
" Without music, life wouldn't be worth living "
Frailinaway - Posted - 11/13/2009: 13:07:04
Want to learn Espanol? Move to El Paso, Texas. The population is 82%+ Hispanic, many recent arrivals, more first & second generation on this side and Espanol is used at least as much as Ingles in "normal" conversation. As with any population, most of these folks are really great people and more than willing to help you with the language and the culture. After 40 years in this border city, I can now say "good morning", "good afternoon", "good evening", "good-bye" and "two beers please". I get along just fine...................except when I go to the Guitar Center looking for banjo strings.
pickNgrin - Posted - 11/13/2009: 13:15:15
I took Spanish in high school. One thing I learned is that in Spanish speaking cultures, people are apparently fascinated with knowing the locations of the bathroom and the library.
-matt
Edited by - pickNgrin on 11/13/2009 13:16:25
Studebaker Hawk - Posted - 11/13/2009: 13:34:15
quote:
Originally posted by pickNgrin
I took Spanish in high school. One thing I learned is that in Spanish speaking cultures, people are apparently fascinated with knowing the locations of the bathroom and the library.
-matt
Not to mention meatballs... just show me the way to some albondegas!
mike gregory - Posted - 11/13/2009: 14:38:55
Blue-eyed white boy I used to take banjo lessons from (don't blame HIM that I didn't practrice!) took Mandarin.
Was shopping in New York's Chinatown, looking to drain his wallet, and go home with significant amounts of jade jewelry.
And one clerk said something very insulting about him to the other clerk.
He told them, in Mandarin:
"You have no respect for your customers, and deserve to have neither any respect from your customers, nor any customers! I shall spend my $2,000 elsewhere."
He said of all the sights and sounds of that great city, the sight of their faces at that moment, is one of his happiest memories.
musicman93 - Posted - 11/13/2009: 14:49:01
quote:
Originally posted by Studebaker Hawk
I'm about as weak in Spanish as I am in German. Which reminds me, the only thing I remember from high school German was "Nein. Sie ist am Sonntag geschlossen."
I've been waiting for years to use that one, but the opportunity never presented itself.
I believe "Chick-Fil-A" fits that description.  -John "Overwhelming force may crush truth to earth but, crushed or not the truth is still the truth." -John S. Tilly
plunknplinkntwang - Posted - 11/13/2009: 14:50:29
As part of working life, I travel around europe; I've find 3 core languages are essential -
Berlitz, Visa & Mastercard. With just a few phrases most cultures welcome you with open wallets
Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm - Winnie the Churchill
Edited by - plunknplinkntwang on 11/13/2009 14:50:59
jbanjoist - Posted - 11/13/2009: 14:55:22
How do you say in Spanish?
"I now live in America and should learn to speak English. I should not think all Americans should learn my language to accommodate me because I have moved to their country."
Even though I guess it is a good thing since the above AINT gonna happen.
Jbanjoist
I'm a NECHVILLIAN!
EDUMACATE YOSEF!
You don't know until you KNOW.
Post unto others as you would have them post unto you.
ambpicker - Posted - 11/13/2009: 16:16:27
I don't intend to, I don't plan on living in a spanish speaking country.
I think people who migrate to this country, legally or otherwise, should speak English.
Leslie
Nosferatu - Posted - 11/13/2009: 16:22:58
I think since you 'moved' to my country you should learn some form of Native American dialect.
Thank you,
"Count" Hugh
"I bent over him, and tried to find any sign of life, but in vain." -- Jonathan Harker, Dracula
eagleisland - Posted - 11/13/2009: 16:35:00
quote:
Originally posted by vfhamilton
How do you say in spanish: "press 1 to learn english, then call me back"?
That's a "you owe me a new keyboard" moment," if ever there was one. Meantime... yeah, learning Spanish could be handy. Long term, I suspect learning Chinese would be even more so. I studied French. It's handy in restaurants. Bugger all anywhere else. eagleisland "I was halfway to Old Kentucky when the drugs began to kick in." - Hunter S. Monroe
Nosferatu - Posted - 11/13/2009: 16:38:28
Learning another language only furthers your knowledge, what's wrong with that? I think it's a good thing.
Thank you,
"Count" Hugh
"I bent over him, and tried to find any sign of life, but in vain." -- Jonathan Harker, Dracula
ambpicker - Posted - 11/13/2009: 16:52:56
quote:
Originally posted by Nosferatu
I think since you 'moved' to my country you should learn some form of Native American dialect.
Thank you,
"Count" Hugh
"I bent over him, and tried to find any sign of life, but in vain." -- Jonathan Harker, Dracula
No, I did not move here, I was born here, I am an American. I can appreciate that you have feelings about others " moving in " That's my point. That is what is happening in our time. Leslie
Nosferatu - Posted - 11/13/2009: 17:04:47
Never the less, the language of the country is any of the many indigenous languages of North America, English is still an import as is Spanish...In fact, Spanish was spoken here before English.
The 'moved' to my country is another way of talking about the migration of the Euros to this country, not about you personally or any one person.
Thank you,
"Count" Hugh
"I bent over him, and tried to find any sign of life, but in vain." -- Jonathan Harker, Dracula
Edited by - Nosferatu on 11/13/2009 17:12:57
ambpicker - Posted - 11/13/2009: 17:14:04
Curious thing was a fairly recent show on the Discovery Channel. I think it was from 2009, but don't hold me to it.
I'm just going from memory, and correct me if I am wrong, but I don't think it has been determined who was here first.
It was a good show. I'd watch it if it came on again.
Leslie
Nosferatu - Posted - 11/13/2009: 17:41:16
Leslie, are you saying English speaking people where here first? You can bet you boots that who ever was here first didn't speak English and their language has been lost to time. When the Euros arived the language here was not English.
Thank you,
"Count" Hugh
"I bent over him, and tried to find any sign of life, but in vain." -- Jonathan Harker, Dracula
Edited by - Nosferatu on 11/13/2009 17:46:13
KE - Posted - 11/13/2009: 17:58:43
The latest research is resulting in a consensus that the first inhabitants came from Siberia 14,500 years ago, earlier than previously thought and prior to the ice-age. They likely arrived in boats skirting along the coast. The evidence comes from analysis of dna extracted from coprolites -- human poop -- found in a cave in Oregon. Analyzing coprolite specimens is the latest wave in archaeology as it does not require analysis of actual human remains, thereby respecting our ancestors.
Nosferatu - Posted - 11/13/2009: 18:11:57
The old migration theory still holds true, the only thing is that it happened earlier then once thought. I hold that it happened still earlier.
Thank you,
"Count" Hugh
"I bent over him, and tried to find any sign of life, but in vain." -- Jonathan Harker, Dracula
Banjoitus - Posted - 11/13/2009: 18:14:48
The evidence comes from analysis of dna extracted from coprolites --
Well, that's just a lotta ....!
Seriously, learning Spanish would be an excellent idea. Regrettably, I have never learned to do so, and in the business I'm in, (or any business for that matter) it would be a great tool to possess. No matter what your politics are, Latinos are a broad base of customers for just about any business you can name. Being able to converse in Spanish would reap many rewards in areas where Mexican people are present, which would be most of the continental US.
wrentree - Posted - 11/13/2009: 20:54:48
As I have been on Cruise ships that employ people from all over the world, it has been a pleasure to learn a little of some of their languages. And by visiting China in 2006, It helped to learn some of the Chinese language. When you converse with somebody else in their language, you open doors. And when the door is the one on the men's room when you have a full bladder, you will be glad to be able to say, che che (Thank you), Gracias, Gratzi, and Domo arigato gozaimasu. I was glad to hear the German shopkeeper say that My wife and I could use his restroom if we wanted. He only spoke 4 languages himself.
Most definitely learn if you get the chance.
Harold
brokenstrings - Posted - 11/13/2009: 22:06:11
For those who claim not to have benefited from high school French, German and/or Spanish: one friend of mine learned "im Gegenteil" (on the contrary) and uses it all the time. You'd be surprised how often it fits.
I speak a few languages quite well, several more adequately, and smatterings of quite a few others. While I haven't profited much materially thereby, I have profited from goodwill and contacts with people in my travels. That's especially true when the language is something like Greek or Arabic. Also, it's nice to know that you can dump me anywhere in the world and in a short while I'll pick up enough of the language to get by.
By the way, one of the smatterings is a Native American language.
Jessy
Frailaway, ladies, frailaway!
Chesapeake - Posted - 11/13/2009: 22:51:34
With all respect, arguments over who got somewhere first, whether it's a country or a neighborhood, may be academically interesting, but strike me as basically pointless. I speak as one whose Scotch-Irish ancestor landed in Jamestown in 1695. What difference does it make? Unless you go back to prehistoric times, somebody always got somewherebefore somebody else.
I understand the impulse to insist that people who come to live in the U.S. should learn to speak English, and I agree with the premise. I would prefer that English remain the primary language of our country. But learning their language doesn't diminish me. It broadens me, and also shows respect for them, which is a good thing.
Nancy - Posted - 11/14/2009: 03:01:48
[quote]Originally posted by Chesapeake
With all respect, arguments over who got somewhere first, whether it's a country or a neighborhood, may be academically interesting, but strike me as basically pointless. I speak as one whose Scotch-Irish ancestor landed in Jamestown in 1695. What difference does it make? Unless you go back to prehistoric times, somebody always got somewherebefore somebody else.
I understand the impulse to insist that people who come to live in the U.S. should learn to speak English, and I agree with the premise. I would prefer that English remain the primary language of our country. But learning their language doesn't diminish me. It broadens me, and also shows respect for them, which is a good thing.
Good post, and well thought out.
I lived in Italy for awhile, and had to learn the language. Since both Spanish and Italian have a Latin base, some words can be understood. It's the Celtic words that are harder for the Italians if you speak English. At least, that's how I had it figured. I have not used the language much in years. Not spoken much around here. The cowboys seem to prefer "cow talk". They have their own way of doing things. One thing, tho...the Romans roll their *R's* and the Nothern Italians don't, and have their own dialect. It's about difficult for the regions ...say in Como/Lecco area to communicate with some of the Romans. I found that interesting.
We have many Native Americans around these parts. We can hear that every so often. Some of the women showing me beadwork used their native language, so I had to catch some of it to learn.
I have a friend that is native Hawaiin, and they speak their language at home. They kept the tradition. The gov't there in the schools would not allow the native language, so they were forced to speak English.
Nancy
We Create Our Tomorrows by what we dream today.
AD3AD3AD3 - Posted - 11/14/2009: 06:05:04
Learn, learn, learn. We should all be multi-lingual - whether it's Spanish or some other tongue. SXpanish will be particularly useful since it seems like half of the Western World speaks it or some variant thereof.
AD3
dingo - Posted - 11/14/2009: 06:48:09
Personaly it is unfair to just learn Spanish, my husband cracks me up everytime we go to Lowes (he speaks over 7 language, including Asian languages) When we go into Lowes he just starts ranting and raving in a different language. Because they only have people who speak English or Spanish, I use to do that at work, they told us we had to learn to speak spanish cause we had one Tejano worker, funny thing, he didn't know how to speak spanish, his German was excellent so we would sit a speak German all day long and make everyone mad.
I am from TX, never had to learn Spanish, we lived in the Austin Area, I would of benifitted more from learning Korean or Thai.
We are moving to Mexico in ten years, thought I might better learn to speak Spanish, got down there, they don't speak spanish, 3 languages are spokane, mostly Mayan, Italian, and Lebanise (I don't think I spelt that one right).
I use to speak alot of Lakota and Navaho, when I was working for Flint Engineering in New Mexico and in Texas.
Jill
What Happens in the Corn Field, Stays in the Corn Field.
Nosferatu - Posted - 11/14/2009: 10:50:46
Speaking another language is simply...Fun, right le mita cola?
Thank you,
"Count" Hugh
"I bent over him, and tried to find any sign of life, but in vain." -- Jonathan Harker, Dracula
Kevin B - Posted - 11/14/2009: 12:42:01
quote:
Originally posted by Do335Dave
I recall enough from high school to read Spanish, it comes in handy from time to time.
Depending on the job (and the direction the world is going) you might want to learn Chinese.
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