why do people take french instead of spanish?

Question

i ask my teachers what a word in spanish is and they say "oh i took french instead".

Edited to change category. - pesta, Sep 22, 2011

I'm not sure what the point of the question is... are you just dissing French? Sacre bleu, Batman! - Jeremias, Sep 22, 2011

I hope they're not your Spanish teachers. - rabbitwho, Sep 23, 2011

Answer 1

Maybe they wish to reside in Canada.

When I started college and intended to major in Chemistry I was told to take German or Russian. I quickly switched majors to engineering after 4 years of Spanish in high school.

There are probably many reasons why people choose one language over another. French heritage/lineage?

¡Bienvenida al foro!

Welcome to the forum!

Answer 2

There are more Spanish native speakers than French native speakers on Earth, and since I live in US, I am closer to more Spanish speakers than French speakers. So it is out of practicality I choose to learn Spanish at this moment.

Also, I heard native Spanish speakers are not as "critical" to foreigners' Spanish as the French speakers do. Not sure if this is a myth or truth though.

Answer 3

Maybe they're asking themselves, "why do people take Spanish instead of French?"

I prefer Spanish. Do you? Why?

Answer 4

i really dont know why