You ducked that one eh? Try again and pick up the phone and order......what language do they ask YOU "May I take your order in" before you open your mouth. Try honesty not what fits your argument.
Why Hispanics see no need to speak English!
Discussion in 'News & Current Events' started by righteousdude2, Sep 3, 2017.
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Should those applying for citizenship be required to speak English?
Poll closed Sep 3, 2018.
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It should be an option, not requirement ...
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Not sure, doesn't matter to me ...
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Jedi Knight Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
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Whoever made this graphic has the Yooper bit right. *laugh* -
Crabtownboy Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
I have been impressed in Europe how hotel clerks can switch from one language to another. I remember in Oslo a desk clerk who spoke Norwegian to one person, German to the next, Spanish to the next and English to me. We here in the states are slackers and arrogant about it when it comes to languages.
A friend who lives in Moscow, Russia says they are the same. His explanation is that the US is very large as it Russia and many people only hear their own language spoken and see no reason to learn another. I believe he has a point. -
Languages: If I call the Chinese place, a Chinese person will answer the phone. Do you have a problem with Chinese speaking people? What about Koreans? East Asians? Middle Easterners? Or do you just have fits over the brown people who speak Spanish? I get a half-dozen telemarketing calls a day from people who barely speak English but they're not Spanish.
Get over it. The US is a melting pot. There is no requirement for assimilation. Don't like it? Don't hang with the "foreigners". You know, just like us spics do. -
Crabtownboy Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
Second what Saved said. The only people I've met that do not speak or try to learn English are elderly folk who come here late in life. Indeed, even most of them learn a bit of English. Most of those I've met are Chinese. I've learned some Chinese and can with words and signs communicate a bit. That was when I did when I was in China.
I met two Korean sisters in a train in China. They spoke Chinese and a bit of English. I spoke English and a bit of Chinese. We were able to have interesting conversations. They were in China learning Chinese so they could return at Christian missionaries. They said the Korean Christian church realizes they are not enough in number to save the world, but if they convert Chinese then China has enough people to potentially take Christ to the entire world.
Jedi, why don't you learn some Chinese and Spanish so you can talk with those folk, the elderly? -
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Revmitchell Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
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Bro. Curtis <img src =/curtis.gif>Site Supporter
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Crabtownboy Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
I can speak much better than I can read. I remember very few characters now. -
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Ya know, I might be more inclined to take you all seriously if you'd stop being so ridiculous. Do you know what people go through to be granted US citizenship? Honestly, I have seen the most extreme baloney, so easily refuted if someone would turn Faux news off and open their eyes. SMH. -
Be at least 18 years old at the time of filing Form N-400, Application for Naturalization.
Be a permanent resident (have a “Green Card”) for at least 5 years.
Show that you have lived for at least 3 months in the state or USCIS district where you apply.
Demonstrate continuous residence in the United States for at least 5 years immediately preceding the date of filing Form N-400.
Be able to read, write, and speak basic English.
Have a basic understanding of U.S. history and government (civics).
Be a person of good moral character.
Demonstrate an attachment to the principles and ideals of the U.S. Constitution.
The bold parts are called "assimilation."
Oh, and, by the way, they don't just hand you a passport. In order to get a passport you must:
Fill out form DS-11.
Document Citizenship and Identification.
Provide a 2" by 2" color passport photo.
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Bro. Curtis <img src =/curtis.gif>Site Supporter
I think it's cool that I can google Chinese words.
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Crabtownboy Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
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Jedi Knight Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
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