Italy wants to fine citizens for not speaking in Italian.

[Resnic]

A new law proposed in Italy would ban English — and violators could face fines of up to $110K

According to reports, public employees, universities and firms could face hefty fines — ranging from approximately $5,500 to $110,000 — if they are caught using foreign instead of Italian words in any public communication.

www.cbsnews.com

Honestly I really wish we could do this in America where if you're an American citizen you have to speak English. I truly and honestly would support this 100%. America was founded by English speakers and bits the dominant language, if you want to live here you should have to be able to speak it and write it fluently.

That's a problem with our society. We have so many people from so many foriegn nations with so many different languages, cultures and sub cultures and groups and sub groups and beliefs and religions. But none of them want to conform to America, they want America to conform to them.

That's why partially Switzerland has such a content and successful society. You can't become a citizen unless you fluently speak the language. They all understand each other and have a sense of familiarity and commonality.

We need to standardized our language also.

 

[Hellbilly]

Honestly I really wish we could do this in America where if you're an American citizen you have to speak English.

Just like the priests at the Catholic boarding schools.

 

[Zincwarrior]

I truly and honestly would support this 100%. America was founded by English speakers

Putting aside those pesky native Americans, it was founded by Norse, Spanish, and then Portuguese. Steenking English are late to the party with the French and Dutch hot on their heels.

New York was Dutch. Florida was Spanish. Everything West of Tennessee was Spanish, French, British, or Russian. German was the second most popular language in the current USA for a century.

Also the Swiss have FOUR languages.

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

Putting aside those pesky native Americans, it was founded by Norse, Spanish, and then Portuguese. Steenking English are late to the party with the French and Dutch hot on their heels.

New York was Dutch. Florida was Spanish. Everything West of Tennessee was Spanish, French, British, or Russian. German was the second most popular language in the current USA for a century.

Also the Swiss have FOUR languages.

And ultimately english won out for the sake of order and progress.
Anyone who rationalizes more cultural fracturing is an enemy of the country.

 

[lennypartiv]

The OP is right. Why should we speak a language that came from another country?

 

[Zincwarrior]

The Swiss have four languages.

 

[Zincwarrior]

The OP is right. Why should we speak a language that came from another country?

We should all speak Comanche!

 

[skye]

The Swiss have four languages.

The languages are from countries that border Switzerland.....they don't come from Africa the Middle East or across the world.

Countries Bordering Switzerland​

Germany​

Austria​

Liechtenstein​

Italy​

France​

 

[Unkotare]

...

Honestly I really wish we could do this in America where if you're an American citizen you have to speak English. ....

You want to live somewhere else.

 

[Unkotare]

...

That's a problem with our society. We have so many people from so many foriegn nations with so many different languages, cultures and sub cultures and groups and sub groups and beliefs and religions. ....

That has never been a problem with our society.

 

[Unkotare]

The OP is right. Why should we speak a language that came from another country?

All of them did, except for the many languages of the native peoples.

 

[Unkotare]

The languages are from countries that border Switzerland......

So, languages from countries that border are ok? Hmmmm....

 

[skye]

So, languages from countries that border are ok? Hmmmm....

Like Spanish already is in some places in the US....border get it? BORDER!

Not Chinese or whatever

 

[Unkotare]

Like Spanish already is in some places in the US....border get it? BORDER!

Not Chinese or whatever

Go read the Bill of Rights again.

 

[Unkotare]

You know anyone who says "we should copy Europe!" is on the wrong fucking track.

 

[zaangalewa]

The languages are from countries that border Switzerland.....they don't come from Africa the Middle East or across the world.

Countries Bordering Switzerland​

Germany​

Austria​

Liechtenstein​

Italy​

France​

Not to forget Rhaeto-Romania. No one speaks Helvetica - but "Helvetica" is a language-color.

 

[zaangalewa]

We should all speak Comanche!

see also: https://www.usa-auswandererforum.com/attachments/sprachenkarte-jpg.2901/

 

[zaangalewa]

You know anyone who says "we should copy Europe!" is on the wrong fucking track.

You are an European nation - and always will be - except you will found a new USA. But this will not be the USA.

 

[zaangalewa]

You know anyone who says "we should copy Europe!" is on the wrong fucking track.

And not to forget: The idea to use only one language is specially also an US-American nonsense idea. "You" fought with all of your might against everyone in the USA who did not like to speak English.

 

[Baron]

A new law proposed in Italy would ban English — and violators could face fines of up to $110K

According to reports, public employees, universities and firms could face hefty fines — ranging from approximately $5,500 to $110,000 — if they are caught using foreign instead of Italian words in any public communication.

www.cbsnews.com

Honestly I really wish we could do this in America where if you're an American citizen you have to speak English. I truly and honestly would support this 100%. America was founded by English speakers and bits the dominant language, if you want to live here you should have to be able to speak it and write it fluently.

That's a problem with our society. We have so many people from so many foriegn nations with so many different languages, cultures and sub cultures and groups and sub groups and beliefs and religions. But none of them want to conform to America, they want America to conform to them.

That's why partially Switzerland has such a content and successful society. You can't become a citizen unless you fluently speak the language. They all understand each other and have a sense of familiarity and commonality.

We need to standardized our language also.

Idiots