Over 90% of Germans speak English. What foreign language do you speak?

[JDPriestly]

216. As you may see from the response, there is nothing sneering about it. A lot of DUers

speak a language other than English. I was just curious. That's why I posted this. I think that the fact that so many DUers speak at least one language other than English or have at some point studied or learned another language explains in part why we are so liberal. We have been exposed to cultures and ways of expressing ideas other than the culture and ways of expressing ourselves that we were born into. We have had to stretch our thinking. Of course, many DUers who do not speak a language other than issues have been forced to stretch their thinking for other reasons. GLBTs for example have to stop and think about what it is to be perceived as different. That definitely stretches your thinking. Hopefully, it makes you more tolerant of others. Learning a second language also, hopefully, opens up people's thinking to accept diversity. Just an observation. No one knows everything. No one is an expert on everything. We all have a lot to learn from each other. Speaking a second or more languages is not that important. It is just interesting to see how many of us do.