need help deciding on a second foreign language

suzanne4, RN · Dec 22, 2005

If you do a study on populations there, you may find that German is also very high on the list. If you can learn Spanish, then it will be very easy for you to learn Portugese, and any of the other Romance languages.

I would start with one foreign langiage and get proficient in that before moving on to another.

Nashima · Dec 22, 2005

As someone who has lived in Dade and Broward county (most of my life), I would recommend the following:

- Spanish

- French or Creole

- Portuguese

- German is helpful, but it's mostly used in the Southwest Florida area

- Dutch

- Korean

...... there's a little of everything in S. Florida. :mad:

Havin' A Party!, ASN, RN · Dec 23, 2005

These are probably the top three for So. FL:

- Spanish

- Portuguese

- French

Gotta agree with Suzanne's approach though.

Tweety, BSN, RN · Dec 23, 2005

Most Germans speak English. I would go with Creole that the Haitians speak.

Good luck.

bluesky, BSN, RN · Dec 23, 2005

If you do a study on populations there, you may find that German is also very high on the list. If you can learn Spanish, then it will be very easy for you to learn Portugese, and any of the other Romance languages.
I would start with one foreign langiage and get proficient in that before moving on to another.

Well, as someone who speaks spanish and french, I don't think that's true. Maybe portuguese and spanish but definitely not french and spanish. That said, I didn't meet any French people when I went to Florida!

Tweety, BSN, RN · Dec 24, 2005

That said, I didn't meet any French people when I went to Florida!

French speaking people from Quebec are all up and down the east coast in the Winter. But they speak English.

Spanish is the biggie. If you live in South Florida and speak Spanish you got it made.

bluesky, BSN, RN · Dec 29, 2005

French speaking people from Quebec are all up and down the east coast in the Winter. But they speak English.
Spanish is the biggie. If you live in South Florida and speak Spanish you got it made.

Yeah. My husband told me that if you want any kind of decent salary working ER, you have to speak Spanish. Not that he's ever lived there, but I'm sure he's flirted with a lot of ER nurses who have (sigh). :)

NaomieRN · Dec 30, 2005

French & Creole

Annabelle57 · Dec 31, 2005

i'm a little farther north in orlando, but my vote would definitely be for either french/creole or portuguese as your second language choice. i think spanish is a no-brainer - i don't know it at all and feel really handicapped!

i work in human resources at a large hospital here, and there is a very large haitian population that speak creole. we also see a lot of brazilian-americans here, too. i'm kicking myself for not paying more attention in high school when i actually studied a second language!

oostarglowos · Dec 31, 2005

In a few years I would like to relocate to South FLorida mostly to Fort Lauderdale but interested in working in Dade or Broward. I am a freshman in college right now and very much interested in learning more than one foreign language I have already made up my mind to study spanish for a second major or as a minor and would like to learn another language that is usefull to the locals. So my question is to the nurses because I know you all are usually the first to get in contact with patients. Next to spanish what other language would be usesful to learn? Portuguese, french or kreyol?
sdmama

Other than Spanish which trust me is like the a first language in dade county ( I live here) I would say Creole or French since most people who speak Creole speak French

pinayfl · Dec 31, 2005

If you're moving here, definitely go for Spanish and French/Creole. Good luck!