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Originally Posted by m5james
I was driving to Seattle and thought about this thread when I was watching Fast and Furious 4 where the guy got send to Japan. Funny thing is, he had to learn their native language in the class room, yet most spoke English everywhere else. I don't know what percentage of people in the US know Spanish as a second language, but I sure as hell don't...I took German. Even though we don't say the national anthem anymore because all the (other religion) freaks bitched and moaned (I'm an athiest, so I didn't care either way), at least English is still taught in our schools and other languages are elective. I'm waiting for the day that Spanish will be just as required in our schools as more important things like, ohhh...math 
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I was part of a pilot program at my grade school in NC. We were force fed spanish from 1st grade to 6th. Perhaps my classmates and I have something to do with it not being required, yet??? And this was way back in 86 - 92, I think.