Most international students I've met speak flawless English. Sometimes they've got one hell of a heavy accent that makes you go "what" every few words, but they do know exactly what they're saying.

English and French are pretty standard second and third languages for people in foreign countries. It's just the U.S. that's lame and doesn't make learning languages a required thing.

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@Birdie: One, what the heck is Esperanto and why should it be required? And two, yeah. That's always made me laugh a bit. How the heck does a parent have a kid going to school who is learning fluent English or what have you and not pick it up?