Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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> "cshenk" > wrote in message
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> > Janet B wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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> >>On Wed, 22 Jun 2016 08:40:46 -0700, sf > wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Wed, 22 Jun 2016 10:33:47 -0400, Ed Pawlowski >
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> >>>> On 6/22/2016 7:55 AM, Gary wrote:
> >>>> > Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> For most of my life, Spanish was what high-school students
> took >>as a language >> >> and promptly forgot, having no need to use
> it in >>everyday life. >> >
> >>>> > Same with me. I had the choice between French and Spanish. I
> had >>no >> > interest in either but I had to pick one. I chose
> French. Had >>I >> > known how Spanish would become so common here, I
> would have >>chosen >> > that.
> >>>> >
> > > > >
> >>>> I had two years of Latin. Supposed to help you learn other
> >>languages. >> I recall about 6 words of it. Agree on the Spanish,
> > > that I could use.
> > > >
> >>> Two years of Latin followed by two years of French. The Latin did
> >>> help with French and SAT vocabulary. Spanish would have been a
> >>> better choice as the second language though.
> > >
> > > Choices change with time. My high school aged grandson already
> > > has a working knowledge of Spanish and French from travels with
> > > parents but is now in his 5th year of Chinese. Being multi
> > > lingual in the future will be a definite plus. It's a shrinking
> > > world. Janet US
> >
> > Charlotte wanted to take Japanese but the school filled the class
> > with japanese americans and didnt know she'd just come from living
> > there for 7 years. She ended up with spanish for 2 years.
> >
> > Funny actually as I took Japanese 101 and 201 (college level) but
> > retained little after leaving Japan.
>
> My Granddaughter is just back from Hong Kong. She just spent 2 years
> there learning Cantonese She lived in the communities with
> Cantonese families.

Cool! I love Hong Kong but have only been there to visit about 5 times.

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Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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>
> "cshenk" > wrote in message
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> > Janet B wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >
> >>On Wed, 22 Jun 2016 08:40:46 -0700, sf > wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Wed, 22 Jun 2016 10:33:47 -0400, Ed Pawlowski >
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> >>>> On 6/22/2016 7:55 AM, Gary wrote:
> >>>> > Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> For most of my life, Spanish was what high-school students
> took >>as a language >> >> and promptly forgot, having no need to use
> it in >>everyday life. >> >
> >>>> > Same with me. I had the choice between French and Spanish. I
> had >>no >> > interest in either but I had to pick one. I chose
> French. Had >>I >> > known how Spanish would become so common here, I
> would have >>chosen >> > that.
> >>>> >
> > > > >
> >>>> I had two years of Latin. Supposed to help you learn other
> >>languages. >> I recall about 6 words of it. Agree on the Spanish,
> > > that I could use.
> > > >
> >>> Two years of Latin followed by two years of French. The Latin did
> >>> help with French and SAT vocabulary. Spanish would have been a
> >>> better choice as the second language though.
> > >
> > > Choices change with time. My high school aged grandson already
> > > has a working knowledge of Spanish and French from travels with
> > > parents but is now in his 5th year of Chinese. Being multi
> > > lingual in the future will be a definite plus. It's a shrinking
> > > world. Janet US
> >
> > Charlotte wanted to take Japanese but the school filled the class
> > with japanese americans and didnt know she'd just come from living
> > there for 7 years. She ended up with spanish for 2 years.
> >
> > Funny actually as I took Japanese 101 and 201 (college level) but
> > retained little after leaving Japan.
>
> My Granddaughter is just back from Hong Kong. She just spent 2 years
> there learning Cantonese She lived in the communities with
> Cantonese families.

oo[s hit the wrong key. I love Hong Kong thpugh I've only been there
about 5 times. 3-4 days on a ship break there.

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"cshenk" > wrote in message
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> Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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>> "cshenk" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > Janet B wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>> >
>> >>On Wed, 22 Jun 2016 08:40:46 -0700, sf > wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > On Wed, 22 Jun 2016 10:33:47 -0400, Ed Pawlowski >
>> > > wrote:
>> > > >
>> >>>> On 6/22/2016 7:55 AM, Gary wrote:
>> >>>> > Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> >>>> >>
>> >>>> >> For most of my life, Spanish was what high-school students
>> took >>as a language >> >> and promptly forgot, having no need to use
>> it in >>everyday life. >> >
>> >>>> > Same with me. I had the choice between French and Spanish. I
>> had >>no >> > interest in either but I had to pick one. I chose
>> French. Had >>I >> > known how Spanish would become so common here, I
>> would have >>chosen >> > that.
>> >>>> >
>> > > > >
>> >>>> I had two years of Latin. Supposed to help you learn other
>> >>languages. >> I recall about 6 words of it. Agree on the Spanish,
>> > > that I could use.
>> > > >
>> >>> Two years of Latin followed by two years of French. The Latin did
>> >>> help with French and SAT vocabulary. Spanish would have been a
>> >>> better choice as the second language though.
>> > >
>> > > Choices change with time. My high school aged grandson already
>> > > has a working knowledge of Spanish and French from travels with
>> > > parents but is now in his 5th year of Chinese. Being multi
>> > > lingual in the future will be a definite plus. It's a shrinking
>> > > world. Janet US
>> >
>> > Charlotte wanted to take Japanese but the school filled the class
>> > with japanese americans and didnt know she'd just come from living
>> > there for 7 years. She ended up with spanish for 2 years.
>> >
>> > Funny actually as I took Japanese 101 and 201 (college level) but
>> > retained little after leaving Japan.
>>
>> My Granddaughter is just back from Hong Kong. She just spent 2 years
>> there learning Cantonese She lived in the communities with
>> Cantonese families.
>
> Cool! I love Hong Kong but have only been there to visit about 5 times.

She loves it and is going back soon for a friend's wedding)



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