I read this whole thread. My personal “the most meaning in the least number of words” award goes to Mr. 9000 for the following:

“There are so many things a person already has to contend with that keeps life bogged down that i just want to say to the clerk at McDonalds:" ".. just gimmie a dam hamburger without pickles please “

“…why not one language..one Sun,one language,one life one speech.”

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As for me, Lucky, sure I’m refreshing my Spanish (luckily I learned it in high school), and I’d also like to learn Italian, German, and French so I can sing in those languages but there’s just not enough time to do everything...and earn a living too, so it ain’t gonna happen!

Sure there’s the prestige and respect and benefits multi-lingual people enjoy, but we live in a world now where leisure time (to learn ANYTHING) is a precious commodity. I spent 4 hours at Sam Ash tonight trying different keyboards. Why 4 hours? 3 of those hours were spent learning how to operate each one, because, as usual, the salesman didn’t know what he was doing. I could have spent those wasted 3 hours studying a foreign language, couldn't I?

Lucky