> A linguistic map of the US will show English, English, English, with Spanish as well in the areas around Mexico and a little peppering of French in Louisiana. If you get the resolution down far enough to include Indian reservations, you will start getting those languages. Whereas a linguistic map of India looks like this: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_u7MaPZVBoag/R-Gwt0EYjyI/AAAAAAAACDc/SAQsr9KjN44/s1600-h/himal1992max.jpg
I gotta agree with Chris here. Freakin' Switzerland has four official languages, one of which you've never heard of.
Germany's got a bunch of mutually unintelligible dialects, and that's with educated city-dwellers. Plus a native Slavic ethnic group you haven't heard of either.
All in the area of a medium-sized state.
-- Andy
