English/Spanish Bilingual PREFERRED (gasoline, Kennedy, famous, Los Angeles)

[ArizonaBear]

Originally Posted by barinnas

Al contraire mon ami, it's stronger than ever, learn Spanish, you'll like it too.

Time will tell

[barinnas]

Originally Posted by Grasonville

Give it up? NEVER - if I CHOOSE to learn a different language - that will be my decision (and on my own dime) - if I get a chance to VOTE for a national language that saves my taxpayer self money - I will vote ENGLISH.

When will the apologists understand that bilingual is NOT the same as English and Spanish - it means TWO languages - such as Quebec is a bilingual culture of French and English.

Why do i have to learn the language of any other group who CHOSE to come HERE - isn't it their obligation to learn the language of their chosen new home?

you've got the concept; Quebec- french/english
United States- english/spanish

[ArizonaBear]

Originally Posted by barinnas

you've got the concept; Quebec- french/english
United States- english/spanish

French is the official language of Quebec-------over English (never mind that the former tongue is dying a painful death up there)

Name me one state that mandates the use of Spanish above English in business signage, etc.

[barinnas]

[quote=ArizonaBear;3368494]French is the official language of Quebec-------over English (never mind that the former tongue is dying a painful death up there)

What?????, oh lord!!!!

[TKramar]

Originally Posted by staywarm2

I disagree. Having lived in SO FL for 12 yrs. I knew many, many people (educated and affluent) who disliked hearing Spanish all the time. It is like living in a foreign country when you have to listen to that every day. Many hispanics I knew could speak perfect English, but CHOSE to speak Spanish as much as possible. I had an anglo friend who was a Spanish high school teacher. She said she'd be in an elevator in SO FL and hear the hispanics on there speaking in Spanish. They assumed she couldn't understand them and would say nasty things about her, about the U.S., and about Americans in general in Spanish. She said it made her blood boil. Here we give these people all America has to offer and they trash us.

By the way, the word "usually" is spelled with 2 L's.

They oughta be glad they're not serving in the US Navy then...because the Filipinos speak Tagalog with each other, like ALL the time.

[ArizonaBear]

Originally Posted by TKramar

They oughta be glad they're not serving in the US Navy then...because the Filipinos speak Tagalog with each other, like ALL the time.

Small piece of trivia here:

Many aspects of Filipino culture are based upon 'Mexican' culture------yet, the people from the former country are not counted as Hispanic. Odd.

[Steve Bagu]

Let me see now,Mexican culture is close to Filipino culture. Fernando Varga (boxer) from Oxnard is Mexican American. Years ago had a next door neighbor who was from Hungary and his name was VARGA. Must be someone in the wood pile. Stefhen

[Exedous]

Originally Posted by Steve Bagu

Let me see now,Mexican culture is close to Filipino culture. Fernando Varga (boxer) from Oxnard is Mexican American. Years ago had a next door neighbor who was from Hungary and his name was VARGA. Must be someone in the wood pile. Stefhen

There are many variations of last names such as.. Fernandez (Spanish), Fernandes(Portuguese).

[barinnas]

Originally Posted by ArizonaBear

Small piece of trivia here:

Many aspects of Filipino culture are based upon 'Mexican' culture------yet, the people from the former country are not counted as Hispanic. Odd.

WTF??????????????

[Exedous]

Originally Posted by barinnas

WTF??????????????

It's not really based.. it is somewhat similar though. They had the same conquerers, the Spanish.