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I have only had that happen once and that was right on the border. I could have litterally thrown a rock across the border. In Tucson which is pretty Hispanic everyone speaks English. For most of the employers they probably require you speak English not Spanish if you are dealing with the public. The kids in the Hispanic communties speak fluent English.
No, doesn't bother me. However, people who speak foreign languages like this should be careful as too what they say. You never know who can speak the same language.
I have a very close friend of mine who was born in China. Although she doesn't look Chinese, she can speak Mandarin and Cantonese (write both too). She lived in Oakland and I'd take her to dinner in Oakland's Chinatown. Now she is about 20 yrs younger then me and the waitresses used to talk all sorts of trash about us. Then when they took our order, Vivian would talk to them in Chinese. You could see their eyes just grow wide and the embarrassment on their faces.
I have been to several places this evening (Whole Foods, mall, and Target) and it seemed like few people there were speaking English - people were speaking in languages other than English. Does going into a public place and hearing a lack of English, especially in a nonethnic neighborhood, bother you?
If you think that's wild, you should go to an El Pollo Loco in Little Saigon on St. Patrick's Day in your Hyundai and ask for an iced latte!
No, doesn't bother me. However, people who speak foreign languages like this should be careful as too what they say. You never know who can speak the same language.
I have a very close friend of mine who was born in China. Although she doesn't look Chinese, she can speak Mandarin and Cantonese (write both too). She lived in Oakland and I'd take her to dinner in Oakland's Chinatown. Now she is about 20 yrs younger then me and the waitresses used to talk all sorts of trash about us. Then when they took our order, Vivian would talk to them in Chinese. You could see their eyes just grow wide and the embarrassment on their faces.
A friend and I were being followed one night. There were a couple of guys following us speaking Spanish. I understood what they were saying; they were planning on jumping us. Thank God there were a couple of security guards who pulled up right before it actually happened.
It's not the fact that these people are speaking their native language in private that is bothersome - it is that it is done in the public spaces with no regard to assimilate to the language of the land.
Why do they need to speak English if they're only talking to each other?
Who cares if it's a public space - everywhere outside of their house is a public space! At the register, on official forms, I'm sure most of these people switch to English when necessary. Or at least the best English they're capable of.
There's no need to "assimilate" in casual conversation, you're being unreasonable.
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three if you include English...