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Sparhawk · 11-19-2003, 12:07 PM

As far as the language bit goes, most high schools require some sort of foreign-language proficiency (2-3 years) to graduate. Unlike most of Europe, they start in high school, whereas they start from primary school on up.

My mom's in the foreign service, and my dad's an international consultant, so I was raised with a serious 'foreign affairs' bent, and I know several other FS brats who are the same way (my sister being the big exception).

It irks me that so many of my peers are pretty clueless in this regard, but hey, I end up winning those trivia prizes with questions like 'what is the dryest place in the world?' so it doesn't bother me too much.

11-19-2003, 12:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
Sparhawk Dubya Location: VA	As far as the language bit goes, most high schools require some sort of foreign-language proficiency (2-3 years) to graduate. Unlike most of Europe, they start in high school, whereas they start from primary school on up. My mom's in the foreign service, and my dad's an international consultant, so I was raised with a serious 'foreign affairs' bent, and I know several other FS brats who are the same way (my sister being the big exception). It irks me that so many of my peers are pretty clueless in this regard, but hey, I end up winning those trivia prizes with questions like 'what is the dryest place in the world?' so it doesn't bother me too much. __________________ "In Iraq, no doubt about it, it's tough. It's hard work. It's incredibly hard. It's - and it's hard work. I understand how hard it is. I get the casualty reports every day. I see on the TV screens how hard it is. But it's necessary work. We're making progress. It is hard work."