Concur. I find it easier living in Quebec having had French in grade/high school. Can't really speak/understand it, but I can read a fair bit, more than enoug

Concur. I find it easier living in Quebec having had French in grade/high school. Can't really speak/understand it, but I can read a fair bit, more than enough to get by. But then my hearing's shot, and the accent here isn't what I learned (Parisian). So I guess we're in agreement - start them young with a second language when they're better able to assimilate it.