In Europe some of the Kids grow up speaking 5 languages, I had a friend from Michigan who spoke 4 languages and plus she taught ballet, she was brilliant. I have always admired people who could learn languages easily. I tried to learn Sign Language, and Italian, with little success. I need a hot Italian wife to teach me how to speak Italian.
Where I am at in California all of my neighbors speak Spanish, and our public schools operate at night in order to teach English to the adults in the area, we have free English classes for the adults in my neighborhood. Of note too, we need to have books in Spanish at the local bookstores for Spanish speakers.
My Mother learned French, and then she has never been to France, I want for her to go to France so bad, she is getting old, and I want her to go see France and I want her to be able to use the French that she learned. She spent years learning French when she was young. Right now it is only $300 to fly from Los Angeles to Paris, I want for my Mom to go see Paris now. I want her to go while she still can enjoy it. She is such a good woman, she needs to go while she can.
Salute,
Tony V.