sorahvxvxv@lemmy.world to Unpopular Opinion@lemmy.world · edit-27 months agoIt's embarrassing and kind of pathetic that most people from the U.S. can only speak one language. The U.S. education system sucks and foreign language learning should be mandatory for everyone.message-squaremessage-square144fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareIt's embarrassing and kind of pathetic that most people from the U.S. can only speak one language. The U.S. education system sucks and foreign language learning should be mandatory for everyone.sorahvxvxv@lemmy.world to Unpopular Opinion@lemmy.world · edit-27 months agomessage-square144fedilink
minus-squaredan1101@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoCounterpoint the USA has 350,000,000 people and landscapes from Arctic tundra to tropical islands and most everything in between. Learning another language may be fulfiling for many, but rhere is plenty to do and see without leaving US territory.
minus-squaresuperbirra@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agolol, you don’t study a language to be able to order a beer in france
minus-squarebluGill@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoI don’t go to Alaska to order a beer either.
minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoYou can make this argument for not traveling g out of the country, maybe, but it’s not relevant here
Counterpoint the USA has 350,000,000 people and landscapes from Arctic tundra to tropical islands and most everything in between. Learning another language may be fulfiling for many, but rhere is plenty to do and see without leaving US territory.
lol, you don’t study a language to be able to order a beer in france
I don’t go to Alaska to order a beer either.
You can make this argument for not traveling g out of the country, maybe, but it’s not relevant here