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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't speak another language. I wish I did. Honestly, it serves no real purpose other than it is cool. My wife does speak a second language.

I have done work in Germany and Japan and did fine not speaking language.

I have a ton of staff over the years who spoke Spanish, Indian/Hindi type languages and Mandarin. would have been nice to speak it.

Most Presidents dont speak foreign languages. Other than the Pope who usually speaks multiple languages as does Mass and stuff in different countries what is purpose.   [/quote]

In addition the conversations and friendships you might have had, and the connections you might have made, there is something good in learning a new language for just you, too. When you speak a different language, you access a different way of thinking. You broaden your entire mind. Words and patterns that are unique to that language give you new patterns of thinking.[/quote]

Issue is who do you speak it to? My wife fluent German we know no Germans, my one daughter took 8 years French now in college it is rusting away. My jobs have taking me to working for a Japanese, German and even orthodox Jewish company. If I learned only one language which one?

Chinese and Indian workers visit home a lot and relatives speak only that language. My parents are immigrants and their native language is English.

And depends who you marry my spouse knows no German speakers. She has a lot of Jewish friends she never told she was German and speaking German in front of Jewish friends not going to fly

I am fluent in French and English. When I speak French, my thinking changes slightly. My sense of humour changes. You definitely see the world differently when thinking in a different language. You have access to that part of the culture that you can access through the vocabulary, grammar, idioms, even swear words.[/quote][/quote]

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