At 3:13 AM 3/27/96 -0800, Timothy C. May wrote:

There is not a single foreign language I can think of it that would help me in my goals or help anyone I know. This is the reality of a world dominated by English-speaking persons and in which all technical people learn English.

I would agree with you, except I started International Caving. When in Hungery, I heard, "Peter will guide you thru the rest of the cave. Don't worry, he speaks good German." Fortunatly, my German was good enough. While in China as a normal tourist, a travel agency in Yichang tried to extort $600 from our group. My wife's (very poor) knowledge of Manderin probably scared the preps enough to get them to lay off. BTW - There are also French speakers on the US border. They don't want to speak english either. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bill Frantz | The CDA means | Periwinkle -- Computer Consulting (408)356-8506 | lost jobs and | 16345 Englewood Ave. frantz@netcom.com | dead teenagers | Los Gatos, CA 95032, USA