At 03:56 PM 1/30/2006, Frank Pohlmann wrote:
The general point I am trying to make is that I don't really think that Americans are alone in their refusal to learn anything having to do with another language. Indians may think that they have to simply because the linguistic situation in India makes it imperative to study several languages, but except for English, few, if any, are usable outside an Indian context. So, they end up knowing half a dozen languages, but they would still starve in Paris. Except for Udhay. He would just order a beer....;) (Sorry, couldnt resist).
Try not knowing a word of French and being a vegetarian in Paris. The road to starvation is swift.
Bharath
