English should be designated as the world's language

[BlueCaliDem]

83. American-English is my first language (born in the U.S.)

and Dutch is my second (lived in Holland for 16 years, speak, read, and write it fluently).

However, I flunked German in Junior High in Holland ( ), but aced French ( - 9.5 our of 10 grade average). Spanish was easiest for me although I've lost a great deal of it over the years, but I had learned it quicker than French. It's a beautiful language although in Spanish, too, there are many variants. Peruvians, for example, speak a different variation of Spanish than Mexicans.

My friend is Peruvian, and when we were on our way to Olvera Street in downtown Los Angeles, she lost her way in the maze of downtown L.A. streets so she needed to stop and ask for directions (this was before GPS and iPhones w/GPS). She stopped a Mexican woman on the sidewalk and asked directions. The woman looked at her as if she were speaking a totally different language! Her daughter, who had a Mexican boyfriend and knew how to speak Mexican-Spanish, jumped in to help, and only then did the Mexican woman understand what we wanted. I was very surprised when I saw that happen in real time. It was very interesting.