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[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]

The majority of educated Europeans speak English because it is advantageous for career advancement, travel, etc. If you are German, for example, and want to travel to Italy, Spain, France or Scandinavia, you’ll be fairly hard pressed to find people who can communicate with you in your native language. Instead of trying to learn dozens of other European languages to get around the continent you can simply learn English and at minimum in most urban areas you’ll be fine. Similarly many international meetings/business conferences, etc are conducted predominantly in English.[/quote]

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