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Languages and Linguistics

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2. Incredible! " ONE Mexican restaurant in the entire Twin Cities metropolitan area"

Mon Dec 10, 2012, 06:21 PM

Dec 2012

I had to take French in high school; it was the only foreign language offered.

But I always wanted to take Spanish. In undergrad I did.

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IME, American public schools tended to teach French more than any other language. [View all] raccoon Dec 2012 OP

Was the restaurant "Little Tijuana"? geardaddy Dec 2012 #3

No, it was La Casa Coronado in St. Paul Lydia Leftcoast Dec 2012 #4

Yep, that makes sense. geardaddy Dec 2012 #5

Maybe social class matters? JennyD Mar 2014 #7

I have encountered snooty attitudes against Spanish Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2014 #8

When I was going to high school AsahinaKimi Feb 2013 #6