yes, the schools around here, its required to take 2 years of a foreign language class. where i went to school, Spanish was the only option. where hubby went to school, he had the option of either French or Spanish. if i would have had the option, French would have been my choice because Spanish is too easy (imo)
and yall have to remember, English is one of the hardest languages to learn. it really pisses me off when people think that non english speaking people arent trying because they cant speak it. who are you (general) to say that someone isnt trying to learn the language?