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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's great to know all of these languages but what practical use do they have? My parents tried to teach us the language growing up but on a day to day basis, I NEVER use it. I can watch tv shows and understand the language but I don't talk to my American friends in my "heritage" language. If you did something using it, then it makes sense. [/quote]

True.

Europeans love to brag about knowing other “mainstream “ European languages/ bilingualism.

But, they actually need to be bilingual, because their countries are tiny with small populations compared to us.  They all need English, whereas we do not “need” for example, Hungarian.[/quote]

Why do all Europeans need to speak English?  The majority don't.[/quote]

All the educated ones do.[/quote]

This is not true. In southern Europe (including France) not all educated people speak English. My dad is a doctor and my mom Ahmad an MBA and they can get by in the US, but their English is far from good. Great for my kids because they have to speak our language with my parents.[/quote]

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