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mentalsolstice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 10:58 PM Original message |
How many languages am I expected to know how to speak? |
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ReliantJ (680 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 11:02 PM Response to Original message |
1. Que? |
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mentalsolstice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 11:48 PM Response to Reply #1 |
16. My further thoughts from another discussion |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 11:03 PM Response to Original message |
2. I've long wondered |
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ReliantJ (680 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 11:04 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Well, I can tell you this |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 11:12 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Not from trends with other immigrant groups |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 11:20 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. All I know is what my mother told me about her upbringing in the Chicago area |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 11:28 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. That is so cool, and a story to truly cherish |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 11:05 AM Response to Reply #14 |
41. Yiddish is such an expressive language |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 03:54 PM Response to Reply #41 |
53. Ah, yes, shmuck and putz... |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 03:39 PM Response to Reply #14 |
51. It's a blessing on the gansah mishpucheh - |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 03:57 PM Response to Reply #51 |
55. It is but kids are pressured by the larger society not to |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 12:10 AM Response to Reply #2 |
19. I am positive I am going to get flamed for this: |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 06:48 AM Response to Reply #19 |
86. Of course I agree with you abouththe ESL classes. My grandmother |
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liberalhistorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 04:04 PM Response to Reply #2 |
57. My high school Spanish teacher was |
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Hardrada (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 11:06 PM Response to Original message |
4. I couldn't agree more. |
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Diclotican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 06:11 AM Response to Reply #4 |
24. Hardrada |
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Hardrada (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 02:17 PM Response to Reply #24 |
48. I can understand what it's like being exposed to another language |
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Diclotican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 02:40 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. Hardrada |
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Hardrada (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 10:54 PM Response to Reply #49 |
65. I spoke the academic sort of English I heard at home |
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Diclotican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 06:11 AM Response to Reply #65 |
79. Hardrada |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 11:19 PM Response to Reply #49 |
71. I think Norwegian would actually be relatively easy |
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Diclotican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 06:26 AM Response to Reply #71 |
80. Art_from_Ark |
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pinto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 11:10 PM Response to Original message |
5. I admire a couple of brothers who own a deli near me. From Syria originally, |
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SharonAnn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 11:32 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. My husband (Chilean) speaks English, Spanish, French, Italian and some German. |
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lxlxlxl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 11:12 PM Response to Original message |
7. Not sure what to tell you...get your CSR to get back here... |
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HeresyLives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 11:18 PM Response to Original message |
8. Pardonez-moi? |
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billyoc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 11:21 PM Response to Original message |
10. You're an American, you don't have to learn SHIT. |
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ReliantJ (680 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 11:24 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Huneslty |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 12:34 AM Response to Reply #10 |
21. "You don't have to help anybody. That's what this country's all about!" |
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stillcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 11:22 PM Response to Original message |
11. I think it depends on who finds it necessary.. |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 11:26 PM Response to Original message |
13. Corporate "America" doesn't care. |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 11:56 PM Response to Original message |
17. .. |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 12:39 AM Response to Reply #17 |
22. .- .-.. .-.. ... -..- ... - . -- ... --. --- .-.-.- |
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ConcernedCanuk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 05:44 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Ya shoulda used spell check |
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tangent90 (787 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 09:39 AM Response to Reply #23 |
33. ... .--. .. .-.. .-.. -.-. .... ..- -.-. -.- |
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ConcernedCanuk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 11:55 AM Response to Reply #33 |
45. .-.. --- .-.. |
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Cerridwen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 11:08 AM Response to Reply #22 |
42. Haven't seen you in a while. |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 12:00 AM Response to Original message |
18. My husband has learned a lot of mandarin which sounds hilarious with a boston accent |
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mentalsolstice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 12:27 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Actually, I deal with ESL nearly everyday. |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 06:37 AM Response to Original message |
25. Ummm... try doing business with some of our Scottish cousins |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 06:47 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Funny Stuff, JC |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 09:44 AM Response to Reply #26 |
35. I've heard that some Northern English dialects still use "thou" and "thee" |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 03:36 PM Response to Reply #35 |
50. Just watch the British version of the Springer Show if you can |
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mainer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 07:24 AM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Or a Midlands accent? Egad, Yorkshire totally throws me |
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Viking12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 10:17 AM Response to Reply #25 |
36. Same with many Mainers... |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 10:35 AM Response to Reply #25 |
38. I felt like that in parts of Ireland |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 06:39 AM Response to Reply #38 |
82. Well they do speak Gaelic in Ireland.... |
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liberalhistorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 11:56 PM Response to Reply #25 |
74. "Why can't the English learn to set a good example to |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 06:44 AM Response to Reply #25 |
83. Too true... |
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timtom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 07:04 AM Response to Original message |
27. Learning any new languages |
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Tracer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 08:48 AM Response to Original message |
29. Understanding different accents is tricky. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 09:38 AM Response to Reply #29 |
32. I've heard funny stories about Brits not understanding us when we say "water" |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 04:11 PM Response to Reply #29 |
58. Are you sure it wasn't because they might have been using |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 09:30 AM Response to Original message |
30. Tu hablarías Español |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 10:56 PM Response to Reply #30 |
68. Bien hecho. |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 03:41 AM Response to Reply #30 |
78. I think that means "You would speak Spanish" |
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L. Coyote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
31. If you are an educated person, a minimum of two. |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
34. for most Americans, speaking even one language well would be a good start. |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
37. I think that every person should at least know 2 languages. |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
39. Frustrates The Hell Out Of Me When Someone In A Service Oriented Field Can't Speak English Well. |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
40. "Hindi, or English with a thick Hindi accent" |
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mentalsolstice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 04:11 PM Response to Reply #40 |
59. Ahhh? How much patience? |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 05:43 PM Response to Reply #59 |
62. this is why I'm trying to do as much as I can online |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
43. I get frustrated when I can't read the labels in Spanish at the grocery store. |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 12:06 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. The Spanish words in this situation should be easy to learn. |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 12:58 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. Translating slows me down. I'm usually having to shop pretty quickly. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 11:36 PM Response to Reply #43 |
72. Houston street signs. There is more. |
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WilmywoodNCparalegal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
44. Personally, I am glad I didn't end up moving to an Italian-speaking |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
52. Go to other restaurants and employ American native born and |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
54. Rely on the universal language. Profanity. |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 06:30 AM Response to Reply #54 |
81. Bullshit. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
56. You're expected to learn as many languages as you expect other people to learn. |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 05:53 PM Response to Reply #56 |
63. That is an utterly meaningless post that aspires to profundity. |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
60. I don't think the teaching of Mandarin |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
61. Be'? |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
64. probably as many as it takes to... |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
66. It's funny when Ameicans combine their desire to be as dumb as possible... |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
67. "I live in a southern city" - and you're complaining about unintelligible accents? |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 10:57 PM Response to Reply #67 |
70. (snarfle) |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
69. Right now, the US's dominant languages are English and Spanish |
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Alcibiades (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 11:38 PM Response to Original message |
73. The children of immigrants will acculturate |
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jmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 12:01 AM Response to Original message |
75. I'm resisting the urge to post the phone number for my |
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comrade snarky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 12:02 AM Response to Original message |
76. You want to complain about people not learning english |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 12:47 AM Response to Original message |
77. Off the top of my head, I'd say... |
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Mother Of Four (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 06:46 AM Response to Original message |
84. Thank you so much for posting this wonderful and well thought out OP- |
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PfcHammer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 06:48 AM Response to Original message |
85. I sympathize with OP. My own community is being invaded by |
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