From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_20,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1014db,4873305131bf4d94 X-Google-Attributes: gid1014db,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,4873305131bf4d94 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 109fba,4873305131bf4d94 X-Google-Attributes: gid109fba,public From: "CERVANTES OJEDA, Jorge" <"JCER@BTMV74"@btma74.se.bel.alcatel.be> Subject: Re: English SUCKS, Chinese is the only language you need!! Date: 1997/11/26 Message-ID: <65h9r4$knu@btmpjg.god.bel.alcatel.be>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 292851311 References: <34557f2b.1934172@news.mindspring.com> <3473723c.200248081@nntp.ix.netcom.com> <34737E7F.9D5@mWilden.com> <3475921d.208410468@nntp.ix.netcom.com> <650e6p$ahv$1@darla.visi.com> <651f78$rj2$4@news1.sol.no> <34746A05.49AA@mWilden.com> <65279f$hgo@corn.cso.niu.edu> <347BFB4E.747CFEF6@lucent.com> Organization: Alcatel/Bell Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.c,comp.lang.c++ Date: 1997-11-26T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: Frans E. Boone wrote: > > system@niuhep.physics.niu.edu wrote: > > > Why don't most Americans (will somebody please come up with an accurate > > and easy to use word denoting citizens of the U.S.A.) learn more than > > one language? They don't need too! > > No one needs to learn a second language. It is a matter of courtesy toadapt > yourself to your surroundings. It is NOT only courtesy. When you learn a second language you get also an incredible ammount of CULTURE. :^) As for programming languages, The more languages you learn the more adaptable you are for any change in your job. It is not only the knowledge of the languages itselves but the ability to understand other people's ideas and improve them with your's. > Most people however have trouble enough learning their own language. Yes but you can allways learn in parallel YOUR language and another one. 8^l Jorge Cervantes (native Spanish speaker) (learning French, German and, of course, English)