Comment Re:Why is it different? (Score 2) 74
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Well - let's face it. The majority of Americans are pretty clueless about much outside the U.S.
I lived in Florida for 5 years and had a lot of Brazilian friends so I don't think of all of the Americas as Spanish speaking - just most of it outside of US/Canada.
German is very useful all over Europe. I'd say from Central Europe and East it's a good back up after English. In my time living and traveling in Europe I have not seen French used much at all. Though I've mostly been in those Central Europe/Eastern Europe countries.
That makes sense given that some areas were German at various times in history and the old Austro Hungarian empire's influence. Oddly it's less useful in Switzerland where most learn German but whenever I'm in the French part they basically refuse to speak it but are quite happy to speak English; at least the times I've tried German. In the end a language's usefulness depends on where you are.
Where I live in Hungary the signs around the villages and towns often have the name in Hungarian and German. My wife knows German and it has gotten us out of a pickle more than once when our Hungarian failed us. This was also true in Slovenia as well as Croatia. And after having worked on Hungarian for the last 18 months or so - German looks like a walk in the park.
The old empire at play. Hungarian is very interesting - it's roots are very different than the other European languages.
According to Wikipedia, Brazil (the only Portuguese speaking country) accounts for a little less than 50% of South America population. Simplifying languages into nationalities, and considering the trends, it's safe to say that Spanish IS the most common language in SA.
I guess it depends on what number you use - I've seen as high as 205 million Brazilians out of 400 million total population of SA; so it floats somewhere around 50%. Of course, not all Brazilians speak Portuguese, just as all other SA don't necessarily speak Spanish. And some people would speak both. At any rate, either language would be useful in SA, to reply to the GP's comment; and teh notion taht many have that everyone south of the US Mexico border speaks Spanish is certainly not correct.
If I lived in the US I'd learn Spanish as a second language. It ought to be compulsory for all American school children. It's the second most spoken language in the U.S. It's the language of the majority of the Americas from Mexico down. And trends I don't see changing significantly seem to indicate it will only have a stronger presence in the U.S. over time. So that's what I'd focus on first, regardless of vocation.
Perhaps if you include Centarl America but Portuguese is the most common in South America. To the original posters question any second language is somewhat limiting because you rely need to understand the culture to work effectively.
Whoever sent it will obviously get in if they have a modicum of academic ability or talent. It's exactly the kind of nerdy stunt, with an appreciation for aesthetics, that UChicago appreciates.
As yes - Wed shakes and a pub with foosball, beer and white boards.
The guy broke the law, tried to lie about it and now that's called privacy concern? Oh the hypocrisy.
He's a politician. It's not hypocrisy; it's simply his preferred form of reality.
Land lines: Because they just work, bitches.
One more thing - they stay working even when you leave. A number / extension can be tied to position or location so when one person leaves the new person still gets the relevant business calls. Oh yea, they also don't ring in your pocket while you are on vacation.
All seems condemned in the long run to approximate a state akin to Gaussian noise. -- James Martin
