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lupo - you're mostly correct in your assessment of how fortunate we are as North Americans to have so vast a geography to travel freely within it's boundaries and having the added benefit of all speaking the same language. Things are a changin' however as Spanish is quickly becoming not just a second language for some, but the only language spoken by many in the Southwest and in pockets of the Southeast. That will certainly change back over time. And we must not forget our friends 'south of the border, where English is a rarity amongst the common folk. And the regional accent differences within the United States still amazes me, as one travels about metro-NYCity and throughout New England, and especially on the south side of the Mason Dixon line, for how you sound when you speak, is still sometimes met with less than a friendly response. <br /> <br />Most everytime I watch a F1 GP race on TV I am cognizant of just how widely spoken English is spoken around the world, for whether the driver is from Germany, France, Brazil, Japan, or Spain, they respond to the press in English. It's the folks from Scotland who's version of Engli***hat I have a hard time comprehending !
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