Do People Speak More Than One Language Where You Live?

LoL, I think the whole urban southwestern coast of California is probably the same way.

It is.

It like that in some cities where I live. If you want a job working with the city, you have to be bilingual. But, it's not like that in my city. You don't even have to know English unless you are working directly with the public.

Thanks for responding.

Wow, that's interesting. Thanks for responding!

That's pretty cool! I live near the Mexican border and we experience the same thing with Spanish speakers. Of course, our area is pretty saturated with Spanish speakers, already.

Wow, thanks for answering my question about a common language in India. You have a great day, also.

I think Spanish is becoming common all over the United States nowadays.

Thanks for responding. My co-workers all speak those languages (and, of course, many others).

Thanks for responding! Have a good day (night). I am going to go to bed now as it is very late where I live.

One thing I've always wondered about China is whether or not people speaking the different dialects can understand each other. The dialects seem so different. In the United States, most people can understand the different dialects of English here. If you are not a native English speaker, it might be hard to understand one or two dialects, but most native speakers can understand all of them.

When I grew up in Detroit, I heard very little other than English, too. But, because my family was part Canadian and we received Canadian television, I would sometimes hear or read French, especially when I visited Canada, but even that was pretty rare. I didn't really hear all that much Spanish until I moved to California.

At one of the places that I usually work, there's a lot of recent immigrants from China.

Wow, that's quite a list!

Thanks for responding. I've always wondered things about countries like Romania and your neighbors.

Cool! You know, where I live, I often hear Tagalog.

In San Diego, you can hear all kinds of language. We have a lot of different cultures where I live from Asia and Africa. But, I also hear a lot of other languages. I was working at the library and I think I heard someone speaking French among the others that I have mentioned.