As an American it never bothered me that people spoke a different language. I've got enough going on in my life to worry about what random people around are saying.
Random fact United States has no offical language we can speal the fuck we want.
I've experience similar situation i just started to ignore n speak louder
Actually we do. When the second Continental Congress met to draft the Constitution of The United States in 1787, they also voted on an official language for the new country. English beat out German by 1 vote. You also have to be fluent in English to become a citizen (although the open borders Democrats have illegally ignored this requirement for years).
We just do not have any legal penalties for not speaking English.
When you're talking to your spouse? In both your mother tongue? Why though? It's private, why should they switch to a second language? If you went to spain with your Mum, would you only talk spanish to her in public? I don't think so.
And they ARE capable of speaking english and do so when talking to others. I don't see a problem here.
Unpopular opinion guy here: most people are not bigots, or assholes, or "ignorant", but find it rude when someone who is quite capable of speaking English speaks any other language in public. I happen to agree. But the problem is how do you know whether they speak English? If they don't happen to speak English, how can you know whether it's because they're here illegally or are tourists visiting family? When I was a corrections officer I would not allow inmates to speak Spanish or any other language in my presence. That was not bigotry or nationalism, it was safety. I do not speak Spanish and the inmates could easily coordinate an attack right in front of me if they're not speaking my language.
Guestwho I kinda agree...in a nucer way hehe.
If i am in public with friends or my Bf I speak whichever. because who cares what I an saying. Now, if I am at a party, work, class I speak english. I know in a space people know you and you soeak another language to a few it can be rude. It's like the joke when girls go do their nails and the technitians make fun of you in another language. many of us have that insecurity. Or in your case you were afraid because they were inmates and that is ik. But can't expect it fron a couple in a grocery store.
Now, they don't have to be ilegals either. many legal resident's can't speak english or they can but choose not to with friends and family. With that said. I do believe inmigrants should make an effort to speak english. if you go to any country in the world they expect you to learn their language. but in your home or out with your family speak whatever!
Btw there are "ilegals" that make the effort more than some "legals"
No I get it. I'm simply saying that not everyone that complains is really a racist ass. What does piss me off is when our government allows legal residence, and especially citizenship, without requiring assimilation, but that's a whole other nut.
Of course, as I said there is no way to know if the family ahead of you in line is illegal, only just visiting, assholes that just refuse to speak English because they hate us (I've personally encountered this before too) or are Americans who are simply conversing in another language because their son has just learned it in school. If I went to Mexico I would speak English since I don't know Spanish (I have been, and I did, and if anyone got upset at me I didn't know it because they spoke Spanish!) I would, of course, never give anyone hell in public just because they were speaking another language.
>it's rude to speak to your family member in your own language when the country speaks English
>"If went to Mexico I'd speak English cause I can't say a word in Spanish lololol"
I bet you're one of these people who get mad when everyone doesn't automatically speak English in a foreign country, aren'tcha?
I bet you're one of these people that's a fucking dick head and doesn't have the balls to actually use an account for this kind of stupidity, aren'tcha?
Suck it guest.
Has anyone realized how racist this is? "Even though you are different than me, you have to speak the same language as me." That is almost like you saying "just because I'm stupid, you have to be to" or raising a child and telling them "since I was beat when I was a child, you have to be too." How would you like to go to Spain and get told to shut the fuck up because you are speaking english instead of spanish. You are being Ignorant, selfish, and very rude and not many people enjoy putting up with people like you.
Can you read English???
I have said NOWHERE that anyone has to speak the same language as me. Obviously you do not speak the same language me. Pull your sjw head out of your ass please.
Oh. *sheepish* Sorry.
I thought I was saying that I agree people shouldn't bitch about someone speaking another language, but that I don't think it's always because of racism. I really was kinda confused about the reaction.
Sorry @frozen_chick123.
I've experience similar situation i just started to ignore n speak louder
We just do not have any legal penalties for not speaking English.
And they ARE capable of speaking english and do so when talking to others. I don't see a problem here.
If i am in public with friends or my Bf I speak whichever. because who cares what I an saying. Now, if I am at a party, work, class I speak english. I know in a space people know you and you soeak another language to a few it can be rude. It's like the joke when girls go do their nails and the technitians make fun of you in another language. many of us have that insecurity. Or in your case you were afraid because they were inmates and that is ik. But can't expect it fron a couple in a grocery store.
Now, they don't have to be ilegals either. many legal resident's can't speak english or they can but choose not to with friends and family. With that said. I do believe inmigrants should make an effort to speak english. if you go to any country in the world they expect you to learn their language. but in your home or out with your family speak whatever!
Btw there are "ilegals" that make the effort more than some "legals"
Of course, as I said there is no way to know if the family ahead of you in line is illegal, only just visiting, assholes that just refuse to speak English because they hate us (I've personally encountered this before too) or are Americans who are simply conversing in another language because their son has just learned it in school. If I went to Mexico I would speak English since I don't know Spanish (I have been, and I did, and if anyone got upset at me I didn't know it because they spoke Spanish!) I would, of course, never give anyone hell in public just because they were speaking another language.
>"If went to Mexico I'd speak English cause I can't say a word in Spanish lololol"
I bet you're one of these people who get mad when everyone doesn't automatically speak English in a foreign country, aren'tcha?
Suck it guest.
I have said NOWHERE that anyone has to speak the same language as me. Obviously you do not speak the same language me. Pull your sjw head out of your ass please.
I thought I was saying that I agree people shouldn't bitch about someone speaking another language, but that I don't think it's always because of racism. I really was kinda confused about the reaction.
Sorry @frozen_chick123.