If you're an American who's studied languages, you've probably come across this joke, or some variant of it, before:
Q: What do you call a person who speaks three languages?
A: Trilingual.
Q: What do you call a person who speaks two languages?
A: Bilingual.
Q: What do you call a person who speaks one language?
A: American.
I've heard this joke applied to Brits as well.
In any case, I hope some Americans (and Brits) out there will join me in defeating this stereotype.
Whoa, Nellie. Hostile much?
ReplyDeletetake it easy, brother, it ain't his fault.
ReplyDeleteim sorry, brother, we're all just a little uptight, but if you bring us some of them good-ass waffles, everything will be all right