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"This is America! Speak English."
I have heard this so many times from so many people. Do people not know about the first amendment???
NO! I can speak what I want. This is America and there is a 1st amendment!
PKG
I have heard this so many times from so many people. Do people not know about the first amendment???
NO! I can speak what I want. This is America and there is a 1st amendment!
PKG
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Re: "This is America"
Thu, July 2, 2009 - 9:02 PMpeople tend to be rude when people don't take the time to learn the native language
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Thu, July 2, 2009 - 9:18 PM~NO! I can speak what I want. This is America and there is a 1st amendment!~
The 1st gives you the right to say what you want in whatever language you want... Being that in the US the national language is english its best to speak in the language thats widely understood.... Don't you think? -
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Thu, July 2, 2009 - 9:33 PMThe first says nothing about a need to cater to the whims of others -
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Fri, July 3, 2009 - 11:11 AM""The first says nothing about a need to cater to the whims of others ""
What about this is saying that? -
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Fri, July 3, 2009 - 11:17 AM"This is America! Speak English."
I have heard this so many times from so many people. Do people not know about the first amendment???
NO! I can speak what I want. This is America and there is a 1st amendment!
Sure, you can speak what ever language you want.
That doesn't mean I need to go out of my way to understand what you are saying -
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Fri, July 3, 2009 - 11:22 AM""Sure, you can speak what ever language you want.
That doesn't mean I need to go out of my way to understand what you are saying ""
This also doesn't mean that anyone should tell others to "Speak English" .
""That doesn't mean I need to go out of my way""
Sounds like you mind your business.
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Fri, July 3, 2009 - 11:08 AM"The 1st gives you the right to say what you want in whatever language you want... Being that in the US the national language is english its best to speak in the language thats widely understood.... Don't you think?"
Yes! Do you think its right to tell someone who speaks English and other languages to "when in public you need to speak English." Who the hell is anyone to say that?
(people need to mind their business)
I've been in situation's where at Gas stations or 7-11 the guy behind the counter will have an accent and the person buying the stuff will have a hard time understanding what he is saying. It's pretty simple, slow down and just listen! The idiot in front of me just keep going "what... what are you saying... what are you saying.... what?" interrupting the guy as he spoke.
There's many, many people that do that. For what reason? Beats me.... Idiots? insecure? sad? angry?
And when that same guy behind the counter raises the prices on you... I've heard people tell him " to go back to his country" .... Haha I think most are forgetting where they came from... or their great ancestors who are not natives of this country either ! -
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Fri, July 3, 2009 - 11:15 AM"I've been in situation's where at Gas stations or 7-11 the guy behind the counter will have an accent and the person buying the stuff will have a hard time understanding what he is saying. It's pretty simple, slow down and just listen! The idiot in front of me just keep going "what... what are you saying... what are you saying.... what?" interrupting the guy as he spoke."
Yeah, heavy accents are hard to understand. Just hang out with some Drunken irish if you need confirmation of this -
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Fri, July 3, 2009 - 11:25 AM"Yeah, heavy accents are hard to understand. Just hang out with some Drunken irish if you need confirmation of this "
I agree and I understand that accents are hard to understand.
" "The idiot in front of me just keep going "what... what are you saying... what are you saying.... what?" interrupting the guy as he spoke." "
if you absolutely are in a place where you need to understand them ( possibly a gas station???) don't interrupt the guy!!!
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Fri, July 3, 2009 - 11:41 AM"if you absolutely are in a place where you need to understand them ( possibly a gas station???) don't interrupt the guy!!! "
yeah, people are idiots. What can you do? -
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Fri, July 3, 2009 - 12:41 PM"yeah, people are idiots. What can you do?"
" What can you do"
I can make changes within myself and adjust. Align myself with what we the people have decided to be right and allow that freedom for others. I can do this. In doing this the contact, communication and influence we have on each other will compliment and illustrate the changes I've made. Leading by example.
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Fri, July 3, 2009 - 11:33 AM<<Yeah, heavy accents are hard to understand. Just hang out with some Drunken irish if you need confirmation of this >>
It is true. My husband is Scottish. His accent is very easy to understand but there were times when I was in Scotland when I swear the man at the pub or in the shoppe was speaking a whole other language to me. Still if I can't understand someone I ask them to slow down and I work extra hard to listen.
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Thu, July 2, 2009 - 9:34 PM?Que parte de "besa mi cola" no comprendes? -
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Thu, July 2, 2009 - 9:37 PMno thanks, i prefer green tea to cola drinks. .
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Fri, July 3, 2009 - 11:30 AMLo que qieres decir es "besa mi culo" verdad?
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Thu, July 2, 2009 - 10:38 PMIt would be nice if the native English speakers learned to speak English. -
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Fri, July 3, 2009 - 11:18 AM
*It would be nice if the native English speakers learned to speak English.*
c'est vrai.
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Fri, July 3, 2009 - 2:03 PMNo one in Colombia has harassed me for speaking English yet.
If they don't understand, they don't understand, and that means I lose, so I figure that's MY problem.
OTOH, I'm at least TRYING to use Spanish.
