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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
You should at least consider learning Mandarin.
I'm not kidding. Well, maybe not you specifically, but certainly anyone who does business outside their own borders or with foreign investors.
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luckily all 3 of my kids are bilingual English / Cantonese due to being looked after by their maternal grandmother while us parents were at work. In Toronto, they have found it especially useful, as Cantonese is much more prevalent than Mandarin. It doesn't hinder their understanding of the Official Chinese Language (which to my limited understanding is far less lyrical and sounds harsher than Cantonese).
They did take the requisite French classes in school up to high school level (or are still taking it) but there is very little usage of it in our environment.