I'm confused

[Evil monk]

This pisses me off! my wife has been looking for a new job, but the problem is she is'nt bilingual. Why does this seem to be a mandated qualification in the workfield? She is qualified and speaks perfect English, is that not good enough?

[tiredofwhiners]

 

 

Is she trying to get a job in a spanish store? Otherwise English should be ok.

 

Can she do const. i'd love to have someone who speaks English, working for me.

 

 

And this is in the Poll area but no poll? Mods figure out a poll for this would ya?

[snafu]

No Comprende espsniol...

 

I guess I'm fucked.

[phreakwars]

It's a proven fact, the hispanic population is helping fill alot of RURAL gaps too. My 1 home... sold to a hispanic... my rental... hispanic family... being bi-lingual is an almost HAVE TO anymore. It's nothing personal.. it's just business.

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[Chi]

 

Yes, I'm sure every job out there requires being bilingual:rolleyes: Excuses, excuses.... Let's blame the immigrants for this one...

[snafu]

You know we have at least 7 different main Alaskan Native dialects. I think they were in the hundreds at one time. They are now in jeopardy of loosing them. Some have been cataloged. But the rest are gone forever. Was it for me the foreigner of this land to learn them? I don’t know. It’s really sad when you think about it. But we are a united nation that's built on understanding one another. Not segreagtion. In that context why is Spanish the contender for the second language in America? Aren’t there like thousands of dialects? You live in America. What's wrong with learning the language?

[Evil monk]

For the record, i am hispanic. I am a proud American, born and raised. I don't speak spanish and i'm not raising my kids to speak spanish. I don't see anything wrong with learning another language. But, not to feel like i am the minority because i don't speak it.

[RoyalOrleans]

Here's your poll!

[Chi]

I think knowing more than one language is very good and helpful. I am fluent in two and know and understand a lot of quite a few others. I plan on becoming fluent in at least one or two more languages.

 

Author- And what is so harmful that your children learn Spanish? Quite the opposite, it can come very in handy and be very beneficial, esp. with more and more people speaking it every day and in so many other countries. Not only that, but it is part of your and their heritage.

[snafu]

I think knowing more than one language is very good and helpful. I am fluent in two and know and understand a lot of quite a few others. I plan on becoming fluent in at least one or two more languages.

 

Author- And what is so harmful that your children learn Spanish? Quite the opposite, it can come very in handy and be very beneficial, esp. with more and more people speaking it every day and in so many other countries. Not only that, but it is part of your and their heritage.

 

I think it's great to know or learn another language. And you should be proud of your heritage. That was my point with the Alaskan natives.

I for sure would know mine if it were different than english. I wanted to learn another language but was to lazy. So I learned sign language (American sign language). BUT! This is America, the great smelting pot. One language for one nation! LEARN IT!

[Chi]

I think it's great to know or learn another language. And you should be proud of your heritage. That was my point with the Alaskan natives.

I for sure would know mine if it were different than english. I wanted to learn another language but was to lazy. So I learned sign language (American sign language). BUT! This is America, the great smelting pot. One language for one nation! LEARN IT!

 

Oh yeah, definitely. I also think everyone who comes to this country SHOULD learn English. It will only benefit them.

[RoyalOrleans]

I wanted to learn another language but was to lazy.

 

Thank Uncle Sam for the passing of the GI Bill, cuz' I'z gotsme an edumacashion n learnt E-bizzle-on-the-shizzle-icsizzle.

[manicmonday]

Thank Uncle Sam for the passing of the GI Bill, cuz' I'z gotsme an edumacashion n learnt E-bizzle-on-the-shizzle-icsizzle.

 

Wow, who knew that RO waz all up in the grillz? Can I get a ride in your cadillac there homey?

[Lethalfind]

I have a friend who was working in a nice shop in a snotty part of town. She had customers come in who were Hispanic so she spoke Spanish to them. She was fired for speaking Spanish to the Hispanic customers by her boss who didn't want them in the store.

 

She got a lawyer and sued the store and won...

[RoyalOrleans]

Wow, who knew that RO waz all up in the grillz? Can I get a ride in your cadillac there homey?

 

Back that ass up and I'll let you ride whatever you want.

[snafu]

Thank Uncle Sam for the passing of the GI Bill, cuz' I'z gotsme an edumacashion n learnt E-bizzle-on-the-shizzle-icsizzle.

 

 

I spent my GI-Bill on culinary arts.

I can make a mean batch of chili!

[Hamza123]

It's nice to be billingual...

 

Although in the United States, you can hold a solid debate with a POV against being billingual, you can't really in Canada...

 

The French came to Canada before the English did however the english are now more prodominent. Kinda' evens itself out.

[Chi]

It's nice to be billingual...

 

Although in the United States, you can hold a solid debate with a POV against being billingual, you can't really in Canada...

 

The French came to Canada before the English did however the english are now more prodominent. Kinda' evens itself out.

 

Also, another great point. Spanish speaking people are becoming more and more prominent here in the states, giving more of a reason of it being a good idea to learn Spanish. It's up to the individual of course;)

[snafu]

Also, another great point. Spanish speaking people are becoming more and more prominent here in the states, giving more of a reason of it being a good idea to learn Spanish. It's up to the individual of course;)

 

What? Is that supposed to make sense?

It's good to be bilingual because spanish speaking people are becoming more prominent?

That's the point of having one language. One language please.

[snafu]

Also, another great point. Spanish speaking people are becoming more and more prominent here in the states, giving more of a reason of it being a good idea to learn Spanish. It's up to the individual of course;)

What? Is that supposed to make sense?

It's good to be bilingual because Spanish speaking people are becoming more prominent?

If everybody spoke one language you wouldn

[Mohammed_Rots_In_Hell]

What? Is that supposed to make sense?

It's good to be bilingual because Spanish speaking people are becoming more prominent?

If everybody spoke one language you wouldn

[lilmizztemper]

What? Is that supposed to make sense?

It's good to be bilingual because Spanish speaking people are becoming more prominent?

If everybody spoke one language you wouldn

[lilmizztemper]

I think knowing more than one language is very good and helpful. I am fluent in two and know and understand a lot of quite a few others. I plan on becoming fluent in at least one or two more languages.

 

Author- And what is so harmful that your children learn Spanish? Quite the opposite, it can come very in handy and be very beneficial, esp. with more and more people speaking it every day and in so many other countries. Not only that, but it is part of your and their heritage.

 

Would you like some cake and fucking ice cream too??? who the fuck gives a damn...this is United States of America...speak ENGLISH...if you go to Mexico or Spain...speak SPANISH...if you go to France...speak FRENCH...I bet ya cant speak redneck!!!!!!!

[Mohammed_Rots_In_Hell]

yo quero taco bell mother fuker......shit I live where wetbacks breed...they are taking over I have hard time finding GOOD jobs without knowing spanish...what a crock of shit. I hate wetbacks...lemme get my mean ass heifers after their asses then they be runnin back across the border as fast as they got here. I have NO sympathy for the idiots...if I were to move to France...I would fukin learn the language...HELLO

Being Mexican-American myself, I take offense to part of this comment... and agree with the later part.

 

1) There are many mexican immigrants who actually DO learn to speak English! and have made a very successful attempt at assimilating into American life. I have no problem with these guys.

2) Many mexicans come here to escape poverty, corruption, and the political climate and culture that perpetuates midocrity, only to arrive and begin converting the US to the same shit-hole they left... These immigrants who can't assimilate need to be sent back to wherever they came from, be it Mexico, England or Viet-fucking-nam!

[lilmizztemper]

Also, another great point. Spanish speaking people are becoming more and more prominent here in the states, giving more of a reason of it being a good idea to learn Spanish. It's up to the individual of course;)

 

FUCK THAT!!!!!!! they can simply learn to speak OUR fucking language...nuff said...