Habla espanol?

Apparently it is a good career thing to move beyond "Dos cervesas por favor" in this second language of choice for Americans. Globe and Mail report here: Spanish most useful, U.S. executives say. I like it. I'm trying right now myself. But, it is a decidedly southward worldview that lifts Spanish to such a lofty level -- 4-times above Chinese and 7-times over French. (French is great for Canada, France, and a few other parts of the world. Speaking it myself -- badly -- I am partial to its value; for the past several hundred years in the West, of course, it has been the language of diplomacy. But . . .)

Posted by Grayson at April 22, 2005 08:10 AM