Comments on: What I Learned In Mexico: Business Negotiation http://debitversuscredit.com/business-entrepreneurship/what-i-learned-in-mexico-business-negotiation/ fighting financial ignorance Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:54:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: You’re Not Fit To Be An Entrepreneur | The University Kid http://debitversuscredit.com/business-entrepreneurship/what-i-learned-in-mexico-business-negotiation/#comment-57 You’re Not Fit To Be An Entrepreneur | The University Kid Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:46:12 +0000 http://debitversuscredit.com/?p=60#comment-57 [...] If you’ve enjoyed this post then please check out my blog: Debit versus Credit. Also don’t forget to subscribe to my feed and for further reading check out what I learned about business negotiations in Mexico! [...] [...] If you’ve enjoyed this post then please check out my blog: Debit versus Credit. Also don’t forget to subscribe to my feed and for further reading check out what I learned about business negotiations in Mexico! [...]

]]> By: John W. Furst http://debitversuscredit.com/business-entrepreneurship/what-i-learned-in-mexico-business-negotiation/#comment-44 John W. Furst Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:07:00 +0000 http://debitversuscredit.com/?p=60#comment-44 Nice article, I guess it's not only a courtesy to speak Spanish in Mexico, but a necessity. I am living on Spanish territory, which might be similar. Only as little as 18% speak English as 2nd language (lowest % in the European Union [EU]). For Europe it would make sense to introduce English as mandatory official language in all member countries. I mean this is a long term wish, but someday an initiative should be started. We have 23 official and 150 unofficial language in the EU. It certainly would help to get more US-Americans to learn foreign languages, but on the otherhand you have already 1 major language that unites you. Something what's missing in Europe. Adios, John Nice article, I guess it’s not only a courtesy to speak Spanish in Mexico, but a necessity. I am living on Spanish territory, which might be similar. Only as little as 18% speak English as 2nd language (lowest % in the European Union [EU]).

For Europe it would make sense to introduce English as mandatory official language in all member countries. I mean this is a long term wish, but someday an initiative should be started. We have 23 official and 150 unofficial language in the EU.

It certainly would help to get more US-Americans to learn foreign languages, but on the otherhand you have already 1 major language that unites you. Something what’s missing in Europe.

Adios,
John

]]> By: Cindy King http://debitversuscredit.com/business-entrepreneurship/what-i-learned-in-mexico-business-negotiation/#comment-43 Cindy King Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:45:08 +0000 http://debitversuscredit.com/?p=60#comment-43 Wonderful article, I was very happy to link to it at <code><a href="http://getinternationalclients.com/get-international-clients-sunday-blog-carnival-8/" title="GIC Sunday Blog Carnival" rel="nofollow">GIC Sunday Blog Carnival.</a></code> Remember to vote for yourself! Wonderful article, I was very happy to link to it at GIC Sunday Blog Carnival. Remember to vote for yourself!

]]> By: Grant http://debitversuscredit.com/business-entrepreneurship/what-i-learned-in-mexico-business-negotiation/#comment-42 Grant Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:07:57 +0000 http://debitversuscredit.com/?p=60#comment-42 In Italy, I accidentally told an Italian shopkeeper, in Italian, that I didn't speak English. He got a good laugh out of that. I definitely think we should place more emphasis on learning foreign languages here in the US. When I was in Mexico, the daughter of the woman I was staying with spoke English so well I didn't at first think she even spoke Spanish. She was fluent from elementary school. We just don't take it serious here. We have a superiority complex because we've done so well, but now we aren't doing so well, so it's kind of laughable that we're keeping it up... In Italy, I accidentally told an Italian shopkeeper, in Italian, that I didn’t speak English. He got a good laugh out of that.

I definitely think we should place more emphasis on learning foreign languages here in the US. When I was in Mexico, the daughter of the woman I was staying with spoke English so well I didn’t at first think she even spoke Spanish. She was fluent from elementary school. We just don’t take it serious here.

We have a superiority complex because we’ve done so well, but now we aren’t doing so well, so it’s kind of laughable that we’re keeping it up…

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