1996-03-28 - Re: Why Americans feel no compulsion to learn foreign languages

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From: dlv@bwalk.dm.com (Dr. Dimitri Vulis)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Message Hash: 73f179e6f889a46ee4a8ccce009c5064c6da09d0caaea63db74b49e06275a53e
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Reply To: <31595F37.2781@cs.strath.ac.uk>
UTC Datetime: 1996-03-28 12:21:55 UTC
Raw Date: Thu, 28 Mar 96 04:21:55 PST

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From: dlv@bwalk.dm.com (Dr. Dimitri Vulis)
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 96 04:21:55 PST
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Why Americans feel no compulsion to learn foreign languages
In-Reply-To: <31595F37.2781@cs.strath.ac.uk>
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os <os@cs.strath.ac.uk> writes:

> >There is not a single foreign language I can think of it that would help me
> >in my goals or help anyone I know.
>
> I have never known anyone being disadvantaged by knowing another language tha
> tongue.

Tim (and others) miss out the pleasure of using an exotic language in the
presense of people who won't understand it.

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Dr. Dimitri Vulis
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