The Bitter Fight Over the Benefits of Bilingualism

Re:The Bitter Fight Over the Benefits of Bilingualism by SyneRyder on Thursday February 11, 2016 @09:45AM (#11080378)

I have a friend in Kansas who runs a store and is learning some Spanish. It seems to be helpful with communicating with some of her customers.

It's been a few years since I last visited the US, but I remember being surprised at the number of Spanish billboards I saw and stores with signs saying "Se habla Español" across the states I visited.

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Re:The Bitter Fight Over the Benefits of Bilingualism by cableshaft on Thursday February 11, 2016 @10:18AM (#11080582)

Spanish is becoming more and more prevalent in the US. There are some places where speaking English is in the minority, especially in the Southwest.

I don't have a problem with it, except I took French and Japanese in school, not Spanish, so I only recognize a few dozen of the most common Spanish words and phrases.

And I can't keep up the language learning habit as an adult, as my Duolingo profile will attest.

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