# What happened to the American melting pot?

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**Created:** [December 4, 2016, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-american-melting-pot/773816 "2016-12-04T14:15:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2016, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-american-melting-pot/773816/49 "2016-12-11T14:23:34Z")

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> [@Procrustus](#):
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> I was forced to take French in High School. Ruined my life.

You obviously didn’t take classes in reading for comprehension. Were all your classes taught in French or just that one, which was aimed at teaching you French? That was my point. Sorry it sailed over your head.

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