ivan Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 my daughter's entering kindergarten next year - vancouver has language emersion programs for both languages - which would you choose? i reckon both are good for her guiding me to regions w/ cool mountains Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Won't it be embarassing enough for her to be the only twelve-year-old in Kintergarten? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Teach her to learn American. Its the only language this great country needs, and its the Universal language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted March 23, 2009 Author Share Posted March 23, 2009 Won't it be embarassing enough for her to be the only twelve-year-old in Kintergarten? well, it only took me 2 years so i assume she can do it in less than 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 my daughter's entering kindergarten next year - vancouver has language emersion programs for both languages - which would you choose? i reckon both are good for her guiding me to regions w/ cool mountains Chinese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkporwit Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 [video:youtube]04QoA44c23A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 I'd vote Spanish, lots of chances to use it all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted March 23, 2009 Author Share Posted March 23, 2009 I'd vote Spanish, lots of chances to use it all the time. like when cursing at street-urchins? i do prefer chinese cuisine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 I'd vote Spanish, lots of chances to use it all the time. i have to agree with bill... you don't have to mortgage the homestead to go to mexico. not quite the same as book spanish but close enough... besides once you learn one romance lanaguge it is easier to learn the rest...that opens France Italy and then start working on Latin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 I'd vote Spanish, lots of chances to use it all the time. Not at an educated level. Go with Chinese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Conway Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Not at an educated level. Go with Chinese. True. chinese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted March 23, 2009 Author Share Posted March 23, 2009 do i want her coming home w/ a chinese or hispanic boyfriend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 do i want her coming home w/ a chinese or hispanic boyfriend? if that's the primary criterion, than have her take ebonics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 do i want her coming home w/ a chinese or hispanic boyfriend? Or a chinese-eyed boyfriend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Frieh Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Screw kindergarden: get her golf or tennis lessons. Send me a check when she goes pro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Screw kindergarden: get her golf or tennis lessons. Send me a check when she goes pro and buy her a handgun before it's too late.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Q: Why do you speak English with a Chinese accent? A: My English teacher had a Chinese accent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted March 23, 2009 Author Share Posted March 23, 2009 Q: Why do you speak English with a Chinese accent? A: My English teacher had a Chinese accent. me no engresh if my daugher takes chinese i'm afeared i'm gonna have to stop refering to all asians as "goddamn chinamen" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CollinWoods Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 (edited) I'd go with Chinese, it seems more unique. Oh, remember theres more than one "Chinese" language, everyone... Edited March 23, 2009 by CollinWoods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Q: Why do you speak English with a Chinese accent? A: My English teacher had a Chinese accent. me no engresh if my daugher takes chinese i'm afeared i'm gonna have to stop refering to all asians as "goddamn chinamen" you mean the carpet pissers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 You'll have to start calling them "orientals" instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocky_joe Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Not at an educated level. Who cares, how often do you speak English at an educated level? i would guess it's quite rare. (I mean we are on an internet forum where slang is comun y corriente) Put her in the spanish program. Every kid in the US should be fluent in spanish by high school. And Spain (as well as Mexico) has way better climbing than China. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Every kid in the US should be fluent in spanish by high school. And Spain (as well as Mexico) has way better climbing than China. Yeah, climbing should be the basis for your foreign language choice. Dumbass. Based on who our trading partner - and largest geopolitical rival is - I vote for Chinese. Kids can learn enough Spanish to converse with their housekeeper or the guy selling tacos at the drive-up trunk at work by listening to a few tapes in the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocky_joe Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 koz--dumbass? really? the best insult you could muster. also nice job taking my comment about spanish climbing being superior out of context. if you have read the thread Ivan specifically asked which would be of greater benefit to have his daughter learn for guiding/climing reasons. dumbass. and those housekeepers and guys selling tacos on the street are the fastest growing ethnic population in the US. Mexico is our closest neighbor and a huge trading partner as well (granted not close to China). Apart from Mexico there are 20 other spanish speaking countries, that's a lot of people one can talk to and places to travel through knowing Spanish. China is not our largest geopolitical rival, that would be japan. So no climbing isn't the basis for my statement but it sure is a plus, esp if one is inclined to clip some bolts on steep limestone. Oh and will be studying in Spain this next spring, bet you can't guess why I chose Spain over other spanish speaking countries... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenSeagal Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Every kid in the US should be fluent in spanish by high school. And Spain (as well as Mexico) has way better climbing than China. Yeah, climbing should be the basis for your foreign language choice. Dumbass. Why not? It's your own basis for choosing a website for spewing right wing political talking points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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