I dunno, dude, I think many Americans are adverse to learning a foriegn language unless the desire to do so was instilled at a very early age. College was too late for me. My brain isn't built for it. Or maybe its just my southern upbringing. Until the turn of the century I don't think most parents/children appreciated the fact that being bilingual would -- at the least -- help in job prospects.
So I copped out and learned a dead indian language because it was easy (the entire OU football team was in my class)
I wish they offered sign language then like they do now, I would have been all over that.
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