Best second language to learn?

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<p>Hong Kong was a British colony and I know several people from Hong Kong and they all have quite good English skills. So I would focus on Mandarin.</p>

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<p>Yes, they speak cantonese in HK, but they also speak Mandarin unless you’re talking to a hick Hker, which do exist. And written language is all the same.</p>

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<p>Mandarin …</p>

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<p>i would agree on Spanish or Chinese.</p>

<p>Spanish is spoken in Spain and all the countries south of U.S. (except Brazil, where they speak Portuguese which is similar to Spanish). </p>

<p>China has a huge natural population and as most of you already mentioned is about to become one of the largest economies in the world.</p>

<p>I took spanish 4 years in my high school…if I can’t pass foreign language exemption test I’ll probably take classes to improve conversational skills which is what most people want out of learning a foreign language…esp in iBanking where you have to deal with people and clients (as well as money, stocks, etc)</p>

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<p>Mandarin. If you speak English and Mandarin, then you are set to excel in NYC, Hong Kong, London, and Singapore, which are the biggest financial centers.</p>

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<p>What does everyone think about learning Russian? It is one of the BRIC countries, and I had thought it may make you stand out more than the throngs of people learning Spanish, Chinese, etc.</p>

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<p>Russian is awesome. There are some Consulting firms, like mine, that have the Russian Federation and Eastern Europe as a regional focus. </p>

<p>I’m working with Russian companies to develop trade and FDI in other emerging and developing economies. I don’t speak Russian but I’m sure it would help; and if an applicant came to me with Russian in their background, it would put them at the top of my list.</p>

<p>I’m looking for Russian, French, Spanish, Chinese, Dutch or German, and Portuguese. Latin is good too.</p>

<p>I’m fluent in french and understand (limited understanding) German, Spanish, Italian, Serbo-Croatian, Afrikaans, and Dutch.</p>

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<p>I guess I’m the only CC’er representing Arabic on this board.</p>

<p>UAE, Kuwait, Oman; they’re all countries with large financial sectors.</p>

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<p>I’m learning German and know French. I think that you will be able to find opportunities that suit your languages, so I don’t think there’s a particularly wrong answer, so long as you’re considering major world languages.</p>

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<p>Sign language.</p>

<p>More seriously though, China. :(</p>

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<p>How useful is Japanese right now?</p>

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<p>i am shocked that none of you high flyers have pointed out that there is no such thing as a
‘Swiss’ language. </p>

<p>French and Arabic</p>

<p>IvyPBear, you don’t need Chinese to excel in London or Singapore. That is insulting their official languages.</p>

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<p>How do you like dem apples!!!</p>

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<p>Jamapelle, aj16 posted that on the first page</p>