Our team sees a plethora of material when curating information for animal health pros. Our December post, Veterinary medicine; whitest profession in America <link> came to mind as I recently sorted content. Andy Kiersz and Ivan De Luce present a map showing the most commonly spoken languages in every state, excluding English and Spanish. In the ensuing text, the language history is explained.
Source: Business Insider, January 18, 2020. Link. The map shows a wide variety of languages.
German is the most commonly spoken non-English/non-Spanish language in nine states, with French most common in six states and D.C. Vietnamese was the most common language in six states. Pennsylvania stands out for the prevalence of an archaic offshoot of West Central German known as Pennsylvania Dutch, spoken predominantly by Amish and Mennonite communities.
INSIGHTS: Is it possible the decline in a veterinarians’ influence could be related to alternative languages beyond English/Spanish in specific areas?