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There isn't much of a need in the US to learn other languages. I majored in Russian and spent a summer in Moscow. My biggest problem there was that once people hear your accent, they automatically start speaking English. How can I learn their language if the native speakers won't use it with me when I use it. Also, there's a difference between Spanish and Norwegian. Most people can say Spanish names the way they should be said, probably because there are so many Mexican (Hispanic) immigrants and a neghboring country speaks it. As for Norwegian, not many people know it here. I can see how they can be confused. I hate when they pronounce the j too.