[color:"orange"] ...they said that it is Bull Sh*t. Reason, they didn't want to have to be forced to learn anything extra in school [/color]
I am apalled.
That attitude leads to
Why should I learn anything "EXTRA"?. So after finishing school the average American knows everything needed for life???
I mean, I learnt a lot in school, that I did not need - and a lot more I needed, I did not learn there.
They obviously haven't thought through their answer - otherwise they would - at least - not have voiced it openly, otherwise the answer is plain ... - no, I am not going to say something offensive about lazyness and intelectual capability.
It's in my experience an attitude more found with English speaking natives (Why should I learn a foreign language? Everybody speaks English) - and it's some proof for the thesis that English has a headstart for becoming 'universal'.
And it is a good argument as to why it should not! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/evilgrin1.gif" alt="" />
Also - I know quite a number of Americans who would be ashamed for this ego-centric, chauvinistic, disrespectful answer, though not necessarily surprised.
