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Originally posted by Ookamikawahara:
Part of the reason is that it fits with the universe that Joss created. Remember the back history is that eventually a war breaks out between the Western Countries and China. Earth is destroyed, but other planets have been terafirmed. Thus both languages and cultures make it out into space. Chinese being more the bluecallor type language. The other part is its just down right fun to be able to cuss and speak in a diff language. Something that the U.S. is sadly missing. Most Ameircans can not speak a 2nd language which is very sad. Anyways there is my 2 cents on the reason.

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Originally posted by Dogurasu:

The USA is full of cultures that speak every language on Earth....

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Originally posted by Dogurasu:
It never gets old when someone says it's sad or pathetic or whatever, that Americans don't speak more than one language....
You're not thinking it all the way thru.
English is spoken all over the globe.. If it's not the primary language, it's usually the secondary language.. Americans speak English so there is really no reason for an American to speak a second language unless they need to speak it for travel or for employment.
The USA is full of cultures that speak every language on Earth....
So what, exactly, should Americans speak as a second language to please you? DO you not see the problem? If you live in New York you would need to know a dozen different languages to speak to all of the different cultures that visit the that part of the country.. If you live in the South, you could find Spanish helpful, and if you life near Canada or around New Orleans, you might find French helpful. It's not "sad" that Americans don't speak other languages... Most of them have no need to speak another language. People from non-English speaking countries aren't more intelligent because they can also speak English.. They have to know English if they want to be able to communicate in a universal manner. You can communicate with English all over the world, but if an American learns a second language, that second language is only good in a few places on Earth but English can be used everywhere.
The only reason an American needs to learn a second language is if they plan on living in a foreign country for a while but if they are just traveling around the world, then English is all you really need.
If they do no traveling at all, then there is absolutely no need to speak another language unless it's needed for employment or for recreation.


Use your head for more than a hat rack.

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