A step in the right direction?
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From: My own level of hell
Originally Posted by ReVenGe
i honestly thought we already went through this in like the 1800's ?
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it's about freakin' time. if this were done long ago, maybe we wouldn't have the spanish option on every damn thing in existance. and maybe we wouldn't have such a problem with people choosing not to learn the language.
only in american do people go so far out of their way NOT to integrate with the culture.
only in american do people go so far out of their way NOT to integrate with the culture.
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From: Detroit, MI
Only in America can somebody make it through life just dandy only knowing one language.
The problem is that the education system in America is so lacking in vision that even people who are born here aren't learning the language properly. I'm all for making English the official language if we can at least teach our kids how to use it correctly.
The problem is that the education system in America is so lacking in vision that even people who are born here aren't learning the language properly. I'm all for making English the official language if we can at least teach our kids how to use it correctly.
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From: Syracuse, NY... again.
Originally Posted by RB
You honestly think everyone else in the world is bilingual? Thats just stupid.
Pretty much every education system in Europe teaches and practises in more then one language, as does Canada.
Mexico doesnt I dont think... want to be compared to Mexico?
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From: Portland, OR
Originally Posted by canada
Pretty much every education system in Europe teaches and practises in more then one language, as does Canada.
Mexico doesnt I dont think... want to be compared to Mexico?
Mexico doesnt I dont think... want to be compared to Mexico?
Western Europe, probably. Eastern Europe I highly doubt it. Besides, Europe represents about 10% of the world's population. That still leaves 90% of the world.
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From: Arizona
Originally Posted by reno96teg
only in american do people go so far out of their way NOT to integrate with the culture.
This country was built on several different cultures. To be American is not to be white or to speak the 'official' language, but to be free and have equal rights. That's why i'm proud to call anyone that is born in the united states, or taken the time to become a citizen, American. Regardless of what nationality their parents or grand-parents were.