To be honest, the language issue has changed a bit during the last 10 or so years. A lot of american companies increasingly appoint spanish-speaking people who deal with natives. Of course that is a marketing strategy, no "ethics" involved.
Juan
Enrique Diaz-Alvarez wrote:
> Wojtek Sokolowski wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > believe me, the arrogance of US journalists and businessmen abroad
> > is surpassed by virtually noone!)
>
> It's surpassed by their monumental ignorance. You'd think they'd pick up
> *something* at Columbia J-school, if only by osmosis. Apparently, it is
> considered normal for a US foreign correspondent not to know the language of
> the country they are assigned to. How do you report on a country where you
> can't watch TV, read the papers, listen to the radio or talk to 97% of the
> population?
>
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