>>>>>5 languages, that's impressive. And I think pretty unusual for an American.
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>>>>Indeed...for an American. <s>
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>>>That was my point. It certainly wasn't stated with pride. My guess is most Americans speak only English with some pidgin Spanish now (waving hand). My understanding is many Belgians speak multiple languages due to the demographic makeup.
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>>Let me put it this way: if i were a US citizen i would make d*mn sure i spoke fluent Spanish...
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>And Mandarin.

I would be quite surprised if most Chinese Am. even understood Mandarin...