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Old 01-10-2012, 02:46 PM
 
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France, Germany, and Great Britain have more than one official language?
You said common not official.
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Old 01-10-2012, 02:51 PM
 
Location: New Jersey
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I have a friend who speaks 3 languages. Instead of hatred or resentment, I'm envious of him.
I don't think anyone resents someone who is multi-lingual.

What annoys me, other than the press 1 for English, is all the product packaging that now has English and Spanish on it. I start to read something and realize that it doesn't make sense because it's not in English! I hate having to search for the English. Why should I?

I suppose it's silly of me, but I refuse to buy canned veggies or other products that have spanish on the packaging.
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Old 01-10-2012, 02:53 PM
 
Location: Cali
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You said common not official.
More or less one and the same as far as I'm concerned. I can bet dollars to donuts that France does not have driving tests or voting ballots in any other language but French.
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Old 01-10-2012, 02:57 PM
 
Location: Cali
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I don't think anyone resents someone who is multi-lingual.

What annoys me, other than the press 1 for English, is all the product packaging that now has English and Spanish on it. I start to read something and realize that it doesn't make sense because it's not in English! I hate having to search for the English. Why should I?

I suppose it's silly of me, but I refuse to buy canned veggies or other products that have spanish on the packaging.
Oh not so silly. I mean what in hell is going to be next? Verses of the national anthem sung in(God forbid)Spanish at the next Super Bowl!:-(
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Old 01-10-2012, 03:18 PM
 
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More or less one and the same as far as I'm concerned. I can bet dollars to donuts that France does not have driving tests or voting ballots in any other language but French.
Common and official are not the same. I'm willing to bet if you go to Mexico you see English all over the place. When I was in Europe I saw multipe languages on many government signs.
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Old 01-10-2012, 03:56 PM
 
Location: Dallas, TX
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More or less one and the same as far as I'm concerned. I can bet dollars to donuts that France does not have driving tests or voting ballots in any other language but French.
What is France's take on the First Amendment? Or Second Amendment? Or, would you rather pick and choose? How does the idea of "States Rights" apply in France?
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Old 01-10-2012, 04:41 PM
 
Location: Albuquerque, NM
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Speaking English will unite all of us.
Of course. We all post in English here on CD and look how swimmingly we get along
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Old 01-10-2012, 04:45 PM
 
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Of course. We all post in English here on CD and look how swimmingly we get along
It's almost surreal to argue about the need to speak English to a bunch of English speakers.
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Old 01-10-2012, 05:20 PM
 
Location: Texas
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True!

False. Just like the resurrection of this tired worn out thread.

Don't like America, get out.
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Old 01-10-2012, 05:38 PM
 
Location: Murika
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Don't like America, get out.
Must be a Texas thing. In the rest of the US, I think it is:

Don't like the way things are? Vote.
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