English speaking required

[Pogo]

Should every nation do that, too?

Every other nation already does.

really?,Canada is bi lingual English and French

It has always been bilingual. Just like there has always been a movement to split Canada into two separate nations. One English speaking, one French speaking. It didn't import millions of French that would demand that French be spoken.

And the reason it's officially bilingual is the result of its history trying to pave over French.
Didn't work out real well.

 

[Unkotare]

Do You Speak American . Sea to Shining Sea . Official American PBS

 

[Unkotare]

Countries With More Than One Language

 

[Unkotare]

Top 10 Most Spoken Languages In The World - Listverse

 

[Pogo]

Question to the official language propornents:
What exactly is the function of an official language? OK you put your country's official documents in it and use it for government functions, sure. But if you don't have a designated OL and you already have official documents and functions specified to be in English, what function is left that you haven't covered?

Discuss....

 

[BillyP]

Should every nation do that, too?

Every other nation already does.

really?,Canada is bi lingual English and French

It has always been bilingual. Just like there has always been a movement to split Canada into two separate nations. One English speaking, one French speaking. It didn't import millions of French that would demand that French be spoken.

Canada's not bilingual, It's French in Quebec and English everywhere else.

 

[BillyP]

And that has what relevance to the topic?

Case in point. Look up hypocrisy.

You didn't address my question at all. What relevance does your comment about people traveling abroad have to the topic of this thread?

Because Spanish should be outlawed worldwide. It's a language for people who don't seem to wash very often.

 

[Unkotare]

Go troll somewhere else, troll.

 

[Unkotare]

Canada's not bilingual, It's French in Quebec and English everywhere else.

Wrong again, troll.

 

[Malamute]

Language is a great divider. Interesting how the illegals don't want to listen to a great speech of Martin Luther King in the language he gave it, or read the Constitution, or the speeches of George Washington. They get their food stamps in Spanish, that's the most they care about US culture.

 

[Unkotare]

Again, a distinction must be born in mind between legal and illegal immigration. Illegal immigrants should not be here regardless of what language they speak.

 

[Pogo]

Should every nation do that, too?

Every other nation already does.

really?,Canada is bi lingual English and French

It has always been bilingual. Just like there has always been a movement to split Canada into two separate nations. One English speaking, one French speaking. It didn't import millions of French that would demand that French be spoken.

Canada's not bilingual, It's French in Quebec and English everywhere else.

You're a rabid idiot. I can drive you right now to places in Nova Scotia where all the music is Scottish and the language on the streets is French. Then we can stop in spots in PEI and New Brunswick where you won't get far without French. Then we're off to Manitoba for more. You don't have the slightest clue in the world.

This is why inbred isolationism is a bad thing.

 

[BillyP]

Canada's not bilingual, It's French in Quebec and English everywhere else.

Wrong again, troll.

I live in Canada, you're fucking wrong you douchesack.

 

[BillyP]

Should every nation do that, too?

Every other nation already does.

really?,Canada is bi lingual English and French

It has always been bilingual. Just like there has always been a movement to split Canada into two separate nations. One English speaking, one French speaking. It didn't import millions of French that would demand that French be spoken.

Canada's not bilingual, It's French in Quebec and English everywhere else.

You're a rabid idiot. I can drive you right now to places in Nova Scotia where all the music is Scottish and the language on the streets is French. Then we can stop in spots in PEI and New Brunswick where you won't get far without French. Then we're off to Manitoba for more. You don't have the slightest clue in the world.

This is why inbred isolationism is a bad thing.

New Brunswick is the only officially bilingual province. Outside of tiny French enclaves, Canada is English outside of Quebec (and parts of New Brunswick)

 

[Pogo]

Canada's not bilingual, It's French in Quebec and English everywhere else.

Wrong again, troll.

I live in Canada, you're fucking wrong you douchesack.

You are way too ignorant to live in Canada. Meet me in Chéticamp.

I'll wait while you go Google to figure out where that is...

 

[BillyP]

Canada's not bilingual, It's French in Quebec and English everywhere else.

Wrong again, troll.

I live in Canada, you're fucking wrong you douchesack.

You are way too ignorant to live in Canada.

Shut up, you fucking newfie.

 

[Unkotare]

Canada's not bilingual, It's French in Quebec and English everywhere else.

Wrong again, troll.

I live in Canada, you're fucking wrong you douchesack.

I'd call you a liar, but you may really be too stupid to understand what's going on around you.

 

[Pogo]

Should every nation do that, too?

Every other nation already does.

really?,Canada is bi lingual English and French

It has always been bilingual. Just like there has always been a movement to split Canada into two separate nations. One English speaking, one French speaking. It didn't import millions of French that would demand that French be spoken.

Canada's not bilingual, It's French in Quebec and English everywhere else.

You're a rabid idiot. I can drive you right now to places in Nova Scotia where all the music is Scottish and the language on the streets is French. Then we can stop in spots in PEI and New Brunswick where you won't get far without French. Then we're off to Manitoba for more. You don't have the slightest clue in the world.

This is why inbred isolationism is a bad thing.

New Brunswick is the only officially bilingual province. Outside of tiny French enclaves, Canada is English outside of Quebec (and parts of New Brunswick)

Wrong yet again. See Manitoba. Why do you think I mentioned it above? DUH.
See, if you ever actually got out of Podunk Kansas and traveled to Canada you might know that. I've never been to Manitoba and even I know that.

You've embarrassed yourself enough, run along now.

 

[Malamute]

Again, a distinction must be born in mind between legal and illegal immigration. Illegal immigrants should not be here regardless of what language they speak.

Well that's true, and really illegals shouldn't bother learning English because they need to be sent home.

No one was bothered much by people who spoke Spanish when those people were the old-time Mexican Americans and Tejanos but virtually all of them learned English besides. It's not really about Spanish, it's about uncontrolled immigration and people breaking the laws and refusing to assimilate.

Cesar Chavez didn't want illegals coming but he spoke Spanish and also spoke excellent English.

 

[Unkotare]

Latino immigrants are adopting English as quickly and as well as those waves of immigrants who came before them.