[Gay State Conservative]

First of all...Spanish is the language of poverty,illiteracy and crime.If one wants to learn a worthwhile foreign language they should try German,Japanese or Madarin.

[Kaslin]

And you should know it’s Mandarin, not Madarin

[bjc]

I enjoy Free Republic a lot. Most commenters appear to share my values. However, I utterly detest the blind prejudice and ignorance that your comment displays. Please do not display your bigotry and racism.

[bert]

There is opportunity in the South. We have great trade with our southern neighbors. Knowing spanish could be of great help to your boss when dealing with Spanish speaking customers. It should not be dismissed out of hand.

I agree learning mandarin is also good

Being able to communicate beyond our border will be a major asset to an employer

[SumProVita]

First of all...Spanish is the language of poverty,illiteracy and crime.

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Debes aprender un poco más de historia.

[TADSLOS]

First of all...Spanish is the language of poverty,illiteracy and crime.

...and all this time, I thought it was Ebonics.

[PA Engineer]

First of all...Spanish is the language of poverty,illiteracy and crime.If one wants to learn a worthwhile foreign language they should try German,Japanese or Madarin.

This remark is collapsing star dense. Were you a breech birth?

[clarissaexplainsitall]

Learning a foreign language, ANY language, is a wonderful skill and provides a great educational basis. If you can learn Spanish, you can move onto Italian, French etc... Heck, if you can master Mandarin, as you suggest, you can more easily learn any other foreign language.

[Oberon]

First of all...Spanish is the language of poverty,illiteracy and crime.If one wants to learn a worthwhile foreign language they should try German,Japanese or Madarin.

I work with quite a few white-collar professionals in the pharma industry, Puerto Ricans, who would disagree with you.

[conejo99]

I have no desire to attack you, but I think it is important to clearly document a general disagreement with your apparent attitudes.

[Resolute Conservative]

Yes but learning a language should not be a major course of study unless you are going to be a translator. We are far behind in STEM fields, fund that study.

[GeronL]

I would rather learn Korean!