I react to what seems to me to be a baffling resistance to bilingualism in American. I'm listening to a sound byte from a woman asking John McCain a question in Pipersville, PA.
I will respond to this video that old lady is so ignorant that at her age by listening to her voice she can find her way out if a paper bag.but you know what they say ignorance and stupidity is a disease,I guess she suffers from both. No offense.I am glad and proud that I am learning portuguese and maybe later in life,that way I do not suffer from what I call "STUPIDITIS".
@clergame Whether she's a bigot or not is irrelevant. "[..] the language that her country was founded on..[...]" this is extremely incorrect: 1) The constitution was written in English, but there is no say about the supriority of it in the administrative institutions; 2) The constitution clearly protects the rights of the minority from the majority. e.g. It's like saying just because the US is majorly Christian it's a Christian nation/state, and that couldn't be farther from the truth.
It's ridiculous, I live in Poland and here ATMs have 3 languages: Polish, English and German. It's a standard to have a choice among the most popular languages in a given country (Technically very little people speak English or German natively here). The conservative right usually is very protective of their what most would call cultural and lingual identity even if it the States don't have an offical language. It's funny how it works, but what can you do?
@clergame And that language is an option. This country does not have a national language and many people need the option of speaking other languages. So we should be accommodating. There is nothing wrong with recognising that not everyone speaks English. It's all part of embracing diversity.
She is not a bigot. She is simply concerned that the language that her country was founded on is not the main language anymore. Not everyone can learn another language and can only speak the language that they were brought up in.
American laziness has no limits.
capixie 2 months ago
I will respond to this video that old lady is so ignorant that at her age by listening to her voice she can find her way out if a paper bag.but you know what they say ignorance and stupidity is a disease,I guess she suffers from both. No offense.I am glad and proud that I am learning portuguese and maybe later in life,that way I do not suffer from what I call "STUPIDITIS".
VUVADO 7 months ago
@clergame Whether she's a bigot or not is irrelevant. "[..] the language that her country was founded on..[...]" this is extremely incorrect: 1) The constitution was written in English, but there is no say about the supriority of it in the administrative institutions; 2) The constitution clearly protects the rights of the minority from the majority. e.g. It's like saying just because the US is majorly Christian it's a Christian nation/state, and that couldn't be farther from the truth.
RankAndFileGuy 8 months ago
It's ridiculous, I live in Poland and here ATMs have 3 languages: Polish, English and German. It's a standard to have a choice among the most popular languages in a given country (Technically very little people speak English or German natively here). The conservative right usually is very protective of their what most would call cultural and lingual identity even if it the States don't have an offical language. It's funny how it works, but what can you do?
RankAndFileGuy 8 months ago
Haha! Wow, those Americans would FREAK OUT in Canada...Maybe this is why they'd freak: youtube dot com/watch?v=jr3_hNuob-g&feature=player_embedded
You don't want a sitch like ours where BILLIONS are wasted on "Official Bilingualism"...and the GOV forces you to do so. It sucks.
FlashgirlDesign 9 months ago
@clergame A good suggestion, but for the fact that there is no official language of the United States.
oliviathefolkie 1 year ago
@oliviathefolkie
But everyone should learn the language of the country they are living in.
clergame 1 year ago
@clergame And that language is an option. This country does not have a national language and many people need the option of speaking other languages. So we should be accommodating. There is nothing wrong with recognising that not everyone speaks English. It's all part of embracing diversity.
oliviathefolkie 1 year ago
@oliviathefolkie
She is not a bigot. She is simply concerned that the language that her country was founded on is not the main language anymore. Not everyone can learn another language and can only speak the language that they were brought up in.
clergame 1 year ago
She is correct. If the country was founded by English then that should be the language that is spoken by everyone officially.
clergame 1 year ago