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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It will never be the language of business?  Are you serious or making a joke?[/quote]

I know.  OP, you realize that Hong Kong and Shanghai are two of the largest business centers of the world, right?  And that China is the single largest (yes, bigger than the US) new business target in the world.  The population is so large and the economy is booming, so that this is the world's largest marketplace, hence so many international companies are looking for a foothold in China.

Right now and for decades to come, those having Mandarin as a fluent language will have a lot more economically profitable opportunities than those without.  There are many, many jobs right now which are open for those who communicate fluently in Mandarin to work in or support business in China.

You are woefully misinformed if you think that Mandarin is a waste or will be a waste for the foreseeable future. [/quote]

They don't speak very good Mandarin in HK, since the local language is Cantonese.. however that will probably change as more mainlanders encroach upon HK, and population-wise, neighoboring Guangdong province is heavy with Mandarin speakers due to all the migrant workers.

All that aside, Mandarin is useful in business, and because a large number of recent immigrants to the US are Mandarin speakers. I speak very basic Mandarin for business reasons, and I encounter people speaking Chinese in everyday life around here pretty much daily.

As for studying Hindi, I'd recommend against that. Business (and education) in India is done in English.[/quote]

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