learn to speak english

[rhino56]

Does it bother anyone else that there is spanish writing all over the place?
Nothing against mexican americans, but they should learn the language if they want to be an american.

they have huge signs in english and spanish on lowes exit and enter, and pretty much everywhere. it makes me feel like im in mexico.

im into welcoming all races and people into this country, but dont try to make it a different country.

 

[Atomicus]

IIRC, the US is a melting pot.

Accept it.

PS: You're fsckn lucky Chinese Take-out menus are in english :|

 

[DnetMHZ]

/pulls up lawn chair and cooler

 

[tfinch2]

English motherfvcker! Do you speak it?

 

[IronWing]

Your first mistake was defining english as "the language".

 

[PowerMacG5]

There is no official language for the US. No current Senator or Representative has the balls to introduce the legislation necessary, cause then your party loses a demographic. I fvcking hate the fact that everything is in 2 or 3 languages, and wish it would all go to English. Would save this country so much money.

 

[Skunkwourk]

Originally posted by: Atomicus
IIRC, the US is a melting pot.

Accept it.

PS: You're fsckn lucky Chinese Take-out menus are in english :|

haha so true, they even attempt to make words easier to pronounce...

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: ironwing
Your first mistake was defining english as "the language".

wtf are you talking about

 

[bobbybe01]

Originally posted by: Atomicus
IIRC, the US is a melting pot.

Accept it.

PS: You're fsckn lucky Chinese Take-out menus are in english :|

McDonald's menus are in other languages in other countries. I acknowledge that America some sort of "melting pot" (though the argument could be made it's more like a tossed salad). Just because we accept others differences does not mean they can't accept our language. I don't mind trying to help someone with their english as long as I can tell they're trying.

If I'm gonna live in some other country with a language I don't know how to speak, you darn well know I'm gonna have to learn how to do it. Other people have done it for so long in the U.S., and they didn't have signs in their language...but somehow they still managed to do it.

English is the language here. Accept it.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: rhino56
Does it bother anyone else that there is spanish writing all over the place?
Nothing against mexican americans, but they should learn the language if they want to be an american.

they have huge signs in english and spanish on lowes exit and enter, and pretty much everywhere. it makes me feel like im in mexico.

im into welcoming all races and people into this country, but dont try to make it a different country.

"In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language... and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."

Theodore Roosevelt 1907

 

[JujuFish]

Originally posted by: PowerMacG5
There is no official language for the US. No current Senator or Representative has the balls to introduce the legislation necessary, cause then your party loses a demographic. I fvcking hate the fact that everything is in 2 or 3 languages, and wish it would all go to English. Would save this country so much money.

You're not kidding. I did a research paper in this topic last year. Craploads of money is spent translating government documents and whatnot.

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: Atomicus
IIRC, the US is a melting pot.

Accept it.

PS: You're fsckn lucky Chinese Take-out menus are in english :|

uhh no.... you're supposed to know the language of this country

 

[LcarsSystem]

Yes, I support English as becoming our national language, I believe it is unacceptable to live here for years on end and not even make an attempt to learn.

And to the "melting pot" comment, you only encourage more resentment from other citizens in this country when you can't speak english. This is true across the board, its not racist, it's showing the other people that when you came to this country you already weren't willing to even try to learn.

 

[LeadMagnet]

driver license test in FL is in 23 differnt languages

 

[Pepsi90919]

there is no spanish writing anywhere.

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: rhino56
Does it bother anyone else that there is spanish writing all over the place?
Nothing against mexican americans, but they should learn the language if they want to be an american.

they have huge signs in english and spanish on lowes exit and enter, and pretty much everywhere. it makes me feel like im in mexico.

im into welcoming all races and people into this country, but dont try to make it a different country.

"In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language... and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."

Theodore Roosevelt 1907

Well, ol' Teddy said it better than most of us could.

:thumbsup:

 

[SparkyJJO]

I hate buying something and the manual for it is 60 pages but only 15 or 20 are acutally english, its such a waste. That's good old paper reduction for ya :roll:

If you live in America, learn to speak/read english please!

 

[EatSpam]

Originally posted by: Atomicus
IIRC, the US is a melting pot.

Accept it.

PS: You're fsckn lucky Chinese Take-out menus are in english :|

How many Americans would be capable of ordering from a Chinese restaurant that didn't have English menus?

Nothing wrong with having a melting pot of cultures, but we all need to be able to communicate with one another.

 

[Atomicus]

Originally posted by: EatSpam

Nothing wrong with having a melting pot of cultures, but we all need to be able to communicate with one another.

I point to my wrist if I want to ask you the time. I point at my crouch to ask you where the bathroom is. Is that not enough?

 

[rhino56]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: rhino56
Does it bother anyone else that there is spanish writing all over the place?
Nothing against mexican americans, but they should learn the language if they want to be an american.

they have huge signs in english and spanish on lowes exit and enter, and pretty much everywhere. it makes me feel like im in mexico.

im into welcoming all races and people into this country, but dont try to make it a different country.

"In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language... and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."

Theodore Roosevelt 1907

thats awesome, that describes the problem i have with it to a tee.

 

[raildogg]

Doesn't matter, there will probably be conflict over the states and whether they belong to USA or Mexico.

Viva Mexico!

 

[jonessoda]

Oh man, you did it now.

For the record, I think illegal immigrants should ALL be deported, whether they be Mexican, German, Chinese, or Martian.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Excelsior

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: rhino56
Does it bother anyone else that there is spanish writing all over the place?
Nothing against mexican americans, but they should learn the language if they want to be an american.

they have huge signs in english and spanish on lowes exit and enter, and pretty much everywhere. it makes me feel like im in mexico.

im into welcoming all races and people into this country, but dont try to make it a different country.

"In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language... and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."

Theodore Roosevelt 1907

Well, ol' Teddy said it better than most of us could.

:thumbsup:

True.



That said, don't get California confused with the rest of the country.....

 

[Schadenfroh]

I agree with the OP.

 

[IronWing]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

"In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language... and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."

Theodore Roosevelt 1907

Other than the part about English, it is perfect and I agree with the statment. Coming from a man who helped make Puerto Rico a U.S. possession, it sounds kind of dumb to be championing English for all.