@texasranger English... isn't the official legal language. There's no official American language, and that was deliberately done to celebrate the country's glottal diversity.
We're talking global here. Like, the internet. And while English might be a very common online, there is no "official legal language". So don't get offended when we make minor mistakes while we try to communicate with you in your own but for us a foreign language.
like i know this is unpopular but here in the U.S. just because english is not the official language on some document somewhere it really actually is the official language according to pretty much most the population. Everything we do is oriented around english and we have to learn it in schools. It is polite im sure like in other countries to at least acknowledge the fact that we do speak english.
I dunnoh about that. How many Americans learn the language when visiting other countries? As a major exporter of labor via work visa how many Americans even learn the language when living there on a visa, versus how many that just expect translators or for others to use English? When Americans go to Canada- do we use Canadian English and spell in Canadian English when writing? Do most Americans who go to Canada learn French first, even though it’s an official language? So I don’t really think it’s fair to ask a courtesy that few Americans are willing or actually give out. What’s more: when you go to other countries most people who live in heavily trafficked tourist or expat areas usually have command of common tourist languages- but is it as common that American service industry and random people in areas where many foreigners come through learn at least one common language of their visitors? Not really. Most other countries make some effort to learn how their closest neighbors speak.
Most americans arent bothered by grammer mistakes we know english is a bitch to learn. Those who are are usually picking a fight or plain ignorant. We just get annoyed when x person gets mad at us for not speaking their language just like everyone else.
Adding on to @guest_ myself and alot of my friends speak some spanish. We have to given our proximity to mexico in our part of the country. I worked in food service and some employees only spoke spanish so i learned. Am i fluent far from it. But we try. I cant speak for all americans but thats the culture trend down here.
Well congratulations, you're in the majority, considering that 43% of people speak two languages
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I don't care what order anyone learns languages in. I just think if you are going to integrate to American society, learning proper English goes a long way.
I blame employers more than anything for my admittedly small number of negativeinteractions with poor English speakers. Why would a fast food joint hire someone who speaks broken English and then have them take orders? That's kinda setting them up for failure.
Yup. Or they make fun of our accent (which is why many people are afraid yobspeak english) Well, sorry not my native tongue. At least I know more than one language.
Adding on to @guest_ myself and alot of my friends speak some spanish. We have to given our proximity to mexico in our part of the country. I worked in food service and some employees only spoke spanish so i learned. Am i fluent far from it. But we try. I cant speak for all americans but thats the culture trend down here.
I blame employers more than anything for my admittedly small number of negativeinteractions with poor English speakers. Why would a fast food joint hire someone who speaks broken English and then have them take orders? That's kinda setting them up for failure.
(please note heavy sarcasm)
I use all in my Law Enforcement career.