About half a billion people in the world speak Spanish and is the official language in 23 countries. However there are some rather unconventional reasons why you should learn Spanish or any other foreign language:

1. Spanish and Latin American people are probably the most fun loving people in the world. If you have not experienced this culture you are definitely missing out.

2. There is a lot of Spanish lingo that people use even with English. Hola, amigo, gracias and vamos are just a few of them.

3. Some of the most popular songs in the world are Spanish or have Spanish lyrics. You can understand and maybe sing along to these when you hear them in clubs. Who has not heard “Danza Kuduro” www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zp1TbLFPp8 or enrique Iglesias and not wanted to sing along.

4. Even if you are not able to speak the language very well and even if you speak with a bad accent, people will still find your accent cute! Whereas everybody gives you stick for a bad accent in your own language.

5. Trust me on this one, when you start speaking in a social setting everybody else wants to listen to what you have to say. You have an audience! (Doesn’t matter how bad a comedian you are.)

6. Even when you a crack a joke that’s not very funny, people still laugh. (Well, you tried!)

7. You can now easily impress your date or people you meet, even if you just throw words around.