SENATE VOTES ON NATIONAL LANGUAGE

You HAVE to lighten up. Your back to the same as you were before the snake hunting.

"you forget americas an english country" Is it? Well not too long ago there wasn't anyone but native Americans and then a whole bunch of different nationalities came here and they didn't all speak English.

"if you come here to live become us not have us become you" Who has demanded such thing? Tell me exactly WHO has demanded that "we" should become "them"? Just the "we" and "them" mentality shows clearly that you prefer to divide the country rather than unify it.

"why come here to become americans and keep your old lousey countrys values as why did they want to come here then?" What exactly do you mean by "old lousey countrys values". Who have that? Do you think your values are the only good ones?

if they come here to be at home why come herer stay where they came from.

and when they come here lawfully take our values then ill welcome them

the lawbreakers should be deported.

just keep pointing out your opinion as you've done in many posts instead of making a comment on my actual post, there is no use to even continue this discussion with you. You will just keep repeating yourself over and over again.

americas english not spanish
invaders allways want there language spoken hence the spanish options on every thing

Here's a good English word...

Codswallop!

I never heard codswallop in my life. had to look it up in dictionary. 5 min ago on o'reilly. a fan from pa sent it to o as a word for him to use. do you have family in pa or is that were you really live?

been using it for years.

Are you saying that its ok to have a foreign language forced upon us,irregardless of which one.

Every american would have to learn every langauge there is,reason being,there are many cultures in this country.Thats absolutely absurd.

I see signs now and then and i have no idea what they say.I can't even make a phone call without haveing to select english or spanish.

Do you know how it feels to be refused gainful employment just cause i don't speak spanish.I ask you,is that fair to me.I'm being discriminated in my own country for speaking english.


Tom

"Are you saying that its ok to have a foreign language forced upon us,irregardless of which one." Where did you see me saying that I wanted to force any language upon any person?

"Do you know how it feels to be refused gainful employment just cause i don't speak spanish.I ask you,is that fair to me.I'm being discriminated in my own country for speaking english." Did you know that in Europe and in Spain too, you have a better chance to get certain jobs the more languages you speak? Just think about it, why do you think an employer would want you to speak spanish? Because they do business with Spanish speaking people/countries?

Tom, I am sorry if you are trying to get a job and you have less of a chance if you don't speak spanish. But I have seen companies in Germany that require you to speak English because they do business with the USA. Companies in Spain that require you to speak Russian because they do business with Russia.

You are not being discriminated at all. Some businesses have requirements that not all of us have. I couldn't work for a car mechanic but I can't say that I am discriminated because of that!

I hope your employment situation improves soon. And if all the jobs that you are interested in require Spanish, I suggest you take classes or try to focus on other jobs that don't require a second language.

Good Luck Tom!

the usa is was and is a english speaking language.

the spanish speakers need learn it or go home

That's exactly my point! But some jobs require you to speak English in countries where English isn't the main language! So, get used to a globalized world.

If thats the case,how come some people who speak spanish in this country refuse to learn english.

our native language is english
if you want to become a citizen and become 1 with your adoptive country learn, speak there language.

how many road signs in germany are in english?

AFAIK there are very few in English in Germany. And here in NYC there aren't many (if any) in Spanish either. What I do see is a lot of Hebrew stuff in certain areas. Not where I live though but in other areas.

seems to me if theres english speaking people english in germany should be required.
i mean if your a modern country germany should forgo its native language
i mean you seem to think we here in america an english speaking country should speak spanish.

and when was the last time that you called a bussisness here in the usa that you hear click# for hebrew?

You don't stay with the issue.

You talked about road signs and all of a sudden came in to a lot more than just that.

"i mean you seem to think we here in america an english speaking country should speak spanish." First off. Where does it say that we are English speaking?
Second, where did I say that "we" (once again you make a difference between people and people by talking about "we" and them" which IMO is very wrong. I wna tthis country to be OUR country, not part "ours" and part theirs". And in order to acheive that it takes both sides to give and take!) should have to learn Spanish? Please link to a post where I or anyone else for that matterm states that the non-Spanish speaking citizen of this nation should speak Spanish in general! If there is a job that you apply for that requires Spanish, of course you have to fit the profile they're looking for.

"and when was the last time that you called a bussisness here in the usa that you hear click# for hebrew?" Not too long ago. I called a doctor's office where they had that option. BUT, that is not interesting at all. We talked about signs, and many signs in part of NYC are in Hebrew whether you like it or not! There are stores where they don't even speak English but only Hebrew and where they even close on Saturdays even if America isn't Jewish! How bad that is, isn't it? Or does it depend on who does it?

country where would you think anythink else


and are they unlawfull enteries nope but then you new that

and in a local area seems the horde is all over latino invasion

you dont see spanish here in usa as 2nd language i wonder why, as its not the native tounge here
now if you went to a latino country will you leanr there language or would you DEMAND they learn yours?
just as these invaders are doing

... write down the names of a few of these establishments please and post them here. I would love to visit and see for myself a Jewish establishment in NYC where nobody speaks English.

While you are at it, can you give me the frequency or call letters for these stations where I can hear this wonderful rap music of which you exhalt?

TIA.

LOL

You see signs of all languages in NYC -- just go to "Little Whereever" and you'll see them in the language of "Whereever". You will notice, however, that such neighborhoods are rarely prosperous in the large scheme of things. They are unified by their language within, but not with the world around them. The only way to get beyond those enclaves to make progress is to speak English so that one can do business, communicate, become educated, offer a unique talent, etc. with everyone.

"But I have seen companies in Germany that require you to speak English because they do business with the USA. Companies in Spain that require you to speak Russian because they do business with Russia".

These type of positions that you mention are for upper management,When big money deals are made.This has not thing one to do with me,I work with tools.I have to learn spanish to change a motor.


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"Some businesses have requirements that not all of us have. I couldn't work for a car mechanic but I can't say that I am discriminated because of that"!

What you are talking about here is certain skills with has nothing to do with speaking another language.

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"And if all the jobs that you are interested in require Spanish, I suggest you take classes or try to focus on other jobs that don't require a second language".

The jobs that i am interested do not normally require a second language,its just that they work for less.i do not seek employment as a translator,or where a second language has any relevence to job itself.Why do i have to speak a second language to do what i normally do,which is work as a service tech.

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"As far as talking classes"

Are you saying that i should go to school to learn another langauge,why don't they learn english.Do you realize how many langauges there are.If i follow your logic i would have to learn chinese,russian,and so on,and so on,and so on.....I think thats a little off the deep end.

People have had ample time to learn the langauge.In fact,there is plenty of assistance from the goverment to achive this.The problem is that this should have been enacted years ago and now the situation has become exacerbated.

You tell me,an american citizen to take a class to learn another langauge.Why not tell them to take a class to learn english.

Tom

He obviously prefers the opportunity sapping status quo of immigrants (largely illegal, but some legal) not learning the language of success. I guess he doesn't want to lose his quaint non-English speaking help.

you would have googled him before posting.

He's just wrong.

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