If you were to learn 2 new languages, 1 European and 1 Asian, what would it be? and why?
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German and Japanese----that's easy.  German because my heritage is German, and Japanese because, well, just because.\n\nJoseph S----French and Italian are two European languages!  You're supposed to name a European and an Asian one!
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Chinese.  1 billion+ people know how to speak it.  Many koreans and japanese, instead of taking English as their second language, are now taking Chinese.  China's economy is booming, and so currently is a great place for business.\n\nbut then again Wikipedia says:\n"Some assert that, after English, Spanish can now be considered the second most important language in the world (probably replacing even French), due to its increased usage in the United States, the high birth rate in most of the countries where it is official, the growing economies of the Spanish-speaking world, its influence on the global music market, and simply due to the broad number of areas on the Earth's surface that the language is spoken in."\n\nMe...I speak Chinese at home, English at school, and am taking AP Spanish right now.  =)
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Arabic..\nEnglish...\nFrench..\nLearning Dutch
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If you plan to work in the USA, Central America, or South America - SPANISH should be your second language.   For a Larger world picture, choose FRENCH, GERMAN.   If you want to work in the middle east - Choose ARABIC.  If your interests are in Asia chyoose JAPANESE or one ofg the CHINESE languages (probably Mandarin or Tiawanese over Cantonese)
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I would have to say Italian.
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I would be SPEED. That way I could read faster and hopefully learn faster.  I could 'be there in flash' if someone needed me.  The possiblities are limitless.
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english .\n\neven its not my tongue language .
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I'd like to move to an English-speaking country, Ireland (it's so green) and New Zealand (because it's a small paradise) would be my first choice. I also love Nice (French Riviera) and London (I've been there).\nI live in Poland.
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mmmm, depends on what you are searching a second language for. Spanish is useful as well as French for getting along with people around the world. This 2 languages along with English are great for traveling or having relationships with people of other countries. Mandarine is good aldo, but very difficult to learn, so, I think that with Spanish, French and English you are done. Besides, once you have them you get the basics of lots of other languages like italian, german, etc.
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I like to tell people that because I know Spanish as well as English, my world is twice as big. That means I can talk to almost anyone I meet in the Southwest United States, where so many speak both Spanish and English, instead of being limited to just English. Now if only I knew French, I could go to Canada and expand my world by another big percentage. Same with Russian or German or Portuguese or Chinese.
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I vote for emphatic British English , by FAR the most beautiful in my ears.  I just love the rhythm & cadence & intonation of strong British erudite English.  The formalism of it.is so charming.\ncoming in second place to me is the High-German language.   so forceful & direct & powerful.  Makes anything you say sound like a command.  German is a no-nonsense language ideal for military & discipline & command.  and I like that.  \n\nI find the Romance languages boring.  I am not interested in the so-called Mediterranean culture.  I was raised in so-called Eastern mediterranean culture & I didn't care for it.  \n\nI also am charmed by the sounds of Swedish,& Norwegian - also very partial to the sounds of Korean& japanese.& Russian.  I love the cadence & the way they resonate.   And I also am fascinated by the sound of the Greek language in songs & speeches.\n\nI'm sick &tired of hearing how great French & italian are.  I want to differ sharply from this.
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WELL MEX I WOULD LOVE TO LEARN HOW TO SPEAK TWO LANGUAGES ONE IS:\n1)JAPANESE BECAUSE I LOVE THEIR CULTURE AND WOULD LOVE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PEOPLE THERE!!!!\n2)Indian Language so I could speak to my best friend in The \n  Whole Wide World And Could Learn His culture and his\n  people and what they are about!!!!\n *Peace*\n  ~Lynda R.Leavy~
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Hi Jildikoo,\n  Besides english, I would strongly suggest learning chinese as China is quickly becoming the largest trading partner to many countries on the planet. My guess is that anyone who is fluent in chinese in the next 5-10 years can write their own paycheck. A business background would enhance that paycheck considerably. Make no mistake about, China will be the next superpower within the next 15-20 years. My second language would probably be Indian for pretty much the same reasons. In both cases choose the most spoken dialect.\n As for learning Russian, I can definately recommend it if your looking to score some of those tall hot looking blonde Russian babes and ordering Beluga caviar and vodka all night long. \nпозволяет стороне (lets party in Russian)
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it depends on where you live and where you want to go,  like if you want to backpack Europe one day you should learn a european language.
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Anthropology and Spanish.\nI'm going to do something that has me working with spanish-speakers (who don't speak or speak little english) in the States.
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Italian. If you already speak Spanish, Italian will come pretty easily... it is very similar to Spanish.\n\nItalian is a romantic and beautiful language.
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Immersion.  Having to learn it because your immersed in a foreign culture helps a lot!