Bilingualism

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A far more complex topic than some, perhaps, have stopped to consider. What's amusing is that some people will grumble under their breath, "learn English!" when confronted with the trauma of speaking to someone with any degree of accent but claim to "speak" any language they took two years of in high school.


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Regarding bilingual education, Arizona, California, and Massachusetts have banned it via ballot initiatives. Can be a little tricky.
 
The best thing about being able to understand and speak Spanish is not letting anyone know that you do while out in the general population. It can be entertaining at times, just listening to people when they're all thrown together. Heh heh...
 
Bilingualism is antithetical to the American melting pot ideal, and has not worked out successfully in most other countries. Canada's experience has turned out to be a joke.
 
The best thing about being able to understand and speak Spanish is not letting anyone know that you do while out in the general population. It can be entertaining at times, just listening to people when they're all thrown together. Heh heh...
Bilingualism is great but English should be the official language.
Constitution.
 
The best thing about being able to understand and speak Spanish is not letting anyone know that you do while out in the general population. It can be entertaining at times, just listening to people when they're all thrown together. Heh heh...
A LOT of people speak Spanish in the US. The same thing ^^^ works even better with other languages.
 
I do not expect any first-generation immigrant to speak English fluently. Making an effort is fine with me.

Their children born in this country sure should, however.
 
I do not expect any first-generation immigrant to speak English fluently. Making an effort is fine with me.

Their children born in this country sure should, however.
Most get there eventually.
 
More and more entry-level jobs are requiring facility with at least one language in addition to English. In my state, if a student passes a test, he can receive a seal of biliteracy on his diploma when he graduates. It's valuable for students who are planning on looking for a job right out of the gate.
 
Bilingualism is antithetical to the American melting pot ideal, and has not worked out successfully in most other countries. Canada's experience has turned out to be a joke.
Its absolutely excellent for business though. Multiple years of a foreign language have been a standard in Texas for decades. Given Houston's international business, knowing a different language is a great bonus.
 
The best thing about being able to understand and speak Spanish is not letting anyone know that you do while out in the general population. It can be entertaining at times, just listening to people when they're all thrown together. Heh heh...
probably hear a lot of derogatory things about the gringos ..
 
The best thing about being able to understand and speak Spanish is not letting anyone know that you do while out in the general population. It can be entertaining at times, just listening to people when they're all thrown together. Heh heh...

More entertaining is seeing some asshole in a supermarket or wherever get a sour look on his face if he happens to hear two people within earshot speaking any language other than English.
 
More entertaining is seeing some asshole in a supermarket or wherever get a sour look on his face if he happens to hear two people within earshot speaking any language other than English.

Well. Here's what I'll say about that. Yes, that happens occasionally.

But here's the thing.

I've found myself doing it, too.

Usually when it's going on for the entire duration of my particuar outing, whether it be the grocery store or some places like that. And then whn it becomes the entire duration of every outing.

Here's why...



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It's a matter of fundamental heritage for me when it gets to that extent. Far, far more than just linguistics or specific foreign demographics, per se, I'd add.

And that's a deep discussion. A good discussion even.

But I think that as far as it would go in this particular environment would be a pecker wavig consest about ''racism'' or some simlar Mickey Mouse circle jerkery.

I find that the foreigners who are maybe a generation from being fresh off the boat infitrating our government and working to change our laws in order to placate their culture at the expense of ours are far more concerning than a bunch of spanish speaking foreigners coming in and repopulating the place.

Both of those scenarios ultimately do their own part or play their own role in the gradual, broader picking apart of American culture from wothin and...yes, extending beyond culture to politics and law.

Anyway. Getting back to language alone, versus moving/migrating, if I'm in another country, I try to speak their language and conform to their culture in terms of day to day stuff.

Of course stick to the souther hemisphere and I avoid Europe and Asia and sure as shit have no interest in the batshit crazy and overly troublesome middle eastern countries. Don't care for the culture so consequently have no interest in learning or trying to learn their languages. I especially loathe the French language just because I can't stand the way that it sounds. Sometimes it's like they're fixing to spit up a hocker.
 
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if I'm in another country, I try to speak their language and conform to their culture in terms of day to day stuff.
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Which I'm sure would be appreciated, but don't kid yourself.
 
...Usually when it's going on for the entire duration of my particuar [sic] outing, whether it be the grocery store or some places like that. And then whn [sic] it becomes the entire duration of every outing.
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It's a matter of fundamental heritage for me when it gets to that extent. Far, far more than just linguistics or specific foreign demographics, per se, I'd add.

And that's a deep discussion. A good discussion even.

But I think that as far as it would go in this particular environment would be a pecker wavig consest [sic] about ''racism'' or some simlar [sic] Mickey Mouse circle jerkery [sic] .

I find that the foreigners who are maybe a generation from being fresh off the boat infitrating [sic] our government and working to change our laws in order to placate their culture at the expense of ours are far more concerning than a bunch of spanish [sic] speaking foreigners coming in and repopulating the place.

Both of those scenarios ultimately do their own part or play their own role in the gradual, broader picking apart of American culture from wothin [sic] and...yes, [sic] extending beyond culture to politics and law.

Anyway. Getting back to language alone, versus moving/migrating, if I'm in another country, I try to speak their language and conform to their culture in terms of day to day [sic] stuff.

Of course stick [sic] to the souther [sic] hemisphere and I avoid Europe and Asia and sure as shit have no interest in the batshit crazy and overly troublesome middle eastern countries. Don't care for the culture so consequently have no interest in learning or trying to learn their languages. I especially loathe the French language just because I can't stand the way that it sounds. Sometimes it's like they're fixing to spit up a hocker [sic].

Have YOU considered learning English?
 
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