Is this true about Home Depot all inside signs had to have the Spanish equivalent ????

[Joseph Meehan]

And there has never been one overriding language that everyone needed to adhere to. :-)

[Joey]

Joseph,

I have to agree with the majority here, they should learn English and be here legally. Someone wrote lettace would go up to $3 from $1, well that's OK if their unpaid medical bills go down from $1000's to zero. By the way, I went by my HD here in S.GA and proud to report that a large US flag is flying in the center top of the building and I didn't really notice any Spanish on the signs inside.......Thank God !!!!

J

[Kurt Ullman]

But you did not try to get a job, especially a good paying one. Try to go to school to learn things. In otherwords, you weren't living there. BIG difference, yet again.

[Joseph Meehan]

You know, I don't know of very many second generations immigrants from any country that don't know the local language. You don't have to force people or sham them into learning the second language. I had some friends from Africa. Within the first year the father had passable English, the three kids spoke English better than many US born kids and mom still only understood a few words of English. Everyone got along fine and dad was doing very well economically.

I don't want to discourage anyone from learning English, but why do so many people fear people who don't speak English. Why can't they let others decide for themselves?

[Joseph Meehan]

Not true. I earned my citizenship with no language requirement.

[Joey]

Charlie,

What a shame !!!! Glad it's not that way here in S.GA as I went to my HD today and a US flag was flying on the top middle of the building and I didn't really notice any Spanish on the signs inside. But speaking of your area of FL, I can't order sweet tea in the resturants there either!!

J

Charlie Bress wrote:

[Joseph Meehan]

Why?

Why must they be willing to learn English. Is it just because it makes you feel uncomfortable?

[Joseph Meehan]

Define beginning.

[Moisés Nacio]

"Joseph Meehan" wrote

It might not have been true, back in the day. But, it is true in this day and age.

[Stretch]

I wonder how many "Americans" who travel abroad learn the other languages (fluently) of the countries they reside in for anywhere from a few weeks to a few years?

Sounds like a bad case of intolerence to me. These people are trying to eat and feed their families. My wife's ancestors came from Poland. They never lost their accents till they died. They never learned fluent English, but they got by. The kids learned "American" English, which is often not that great anyway.

Stretch

[George E. Cawthon]

Apparently you confuse the names of countries and the names of continents. I suppose that you think a South African means anyone living south of the Sahara Desert. Ok, now I quit rolling with the pigs.

[grabbitt]

no I would call that person an African. get it yet? if you are born in Africa you are an African. That's not too hard for you to understand is it? Russia= Russian. Europe=European, America=American. Apparently you went to a govt school.

[George E. Cawthon]

Whoops. Actually, mercury affects cognitive ability. But mercury was a good pick. Remember about rolling with pigs.

[George E. Cawthon]

No, I went to geography class. South Africa is a country.

Lets see. Russian refers to a citizen or resident of a country. European refers to a resident of a continent, could be any of several different countries. American refers to a resident of a continent, but which one?.

By the way, what the hell is Gov't school? Most schools in the U.S.A. are public schools, is that what you mean by gov't school?

Another BTW, your first statement is in obvious error. Lots of people born in Africa were and remain, English, French, and German, all of which could be considered European. And of course, lots of people born in Africa of native parents or citizens of countries in Africa have moved to other continents and become citizens of other countries and would not be considered African. I'm not sure how you construct a more untrue statement.

[Walter R.]

Maybe a different perspective would be helpful

Most of the Western US were taken by the US from Mexico by Force.

Maybe this is Montezuma's revenge: They are merely taking California and Mexico back with the power of the bedroom.

Mass-migrations of people are not stoppable. Let's welcome them back. In two generations they will all speak English and we will all be a little browner.

[MikeP]

That's funny. Many of the high school students in San Antonio Texas who walked out of their classes this past week claim to be MEXICAN not AMERICAN.

Race, geography, politics ... the use/meanings of words change with context. That's why words in the dictionary have multiple definitions.

[MikeP]

Non English speaking people place a huge burden on hospital emergency rooms in California, Texas, Florida, New York, Illinois, Arizona .... happens thousands of times a day.

My personal experience involving a car accident. She spoke prefect English when she asked to use my cell phone. When the police arrived she 'claimed' not to speak English. Later she delayed the insurance investigators by 'claiming' not to speak English. Her land lord only spoke English, her employer only spoke English and her boy friend only spoke English.... go figure.

[MikeP]

Mine, like most, had nether servants or merchants who spoke their native language.

[MikeP]

Bigot .... uncalled for.

[MikeP]

(As long as they are willing to become Americans and learn how to speak English)