Reply #38: Listen, I've been there. When I was there, the poor English from these kids was

[Kitty Herder]

more of a problem than any proficiency in a foreign language may have been a benefit. Americans still make up the majority of visitors to the National Parks, believe it or not. Even if they don't make up the majority of the workers.

When I worked there, I only knew one Polish girl who spoke multiple languages. The rest (of any nationality) were hardly proficient in French, German, Japanese or even English. If you honestly think they hire these kids for their foreign language skills, well, all I can say is you didn't work alongside them. Except for Marta, they weren't speaking anything but poor English with the visitors from other countries.

And, as I mentioned, before, I only brought this up after a conversation with a friend who still works in Zion's H.R. According to him, the reason they hire them is because the don't make demands, and it provides a labor glut.