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[quote=Anonymous]They aren't against, they are learning foreign languages in school, but it's not sufficient to master another language. You need some immersion program. Also many Americans are from elsewhere and grow up in households speaking their native language. They do speak another language (or 2) in addition to English but this flies under a radar because it's not "active learning" , but simply growing up bi-lingual. Many American kids go to Europe or other countries for work-studies or semesters abroad and practice whatever foreign language they are learning. I am not sure Americans compare unfavorably here to their European counterparts. Many Europeans only speak their own language and broken English the same way our kids speak broken Spanish or French they picked up at school. Traveling to Europe we deal with people who cater to tourists and must speak English, yet, not all of them speak it well enough to converse.[/quote]
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