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And yet plenty of Americans travel to Europe. Wouldn't hurt to pick up a few words in a foreign language, no?

• zwieback 3y ago
  I think part of it is that so many people around the world speak English so if English is your first language it's easier to get around.
  • dopidopHN 3y ago
    But you get the English treatment. While being polite, lots of people will think of you as a retarded child. If you travel to Mexico for instance, the difference is staggering between someone with a command of Spanish and someone that speaks English only.
    • tayo42 3y ago
      As an adult it's really hard to pick up a language to be conversational. I tried, it's alot of dedication. Then I went to Mexico, no one understood me. I guess I have an accent or issues with pronunciation. If I did ask a question, I didn't understand the answer. Everyone just spoke English.
    • zwieback 3y ago
      Now you're making Mexicans sound like dicks, I don't want to believe that is true.