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It's hard on the ear and takes way too many syllables to say anything
House = Casa 1 vs 2
Please = Por favor 1 vs 3
Thanks = Gracias 1 vs 3
They mispronounce many letters
J sounds like an H
Jesus in Span1sh is pronounced Haysoos
Jorge in Spanish is pronounced WhoreHay
The way they butcher "ll" is criminal
Spanish is the international language of poverty.
I disagree with your post. The last sentence, though, is laughable in my experience.
I learned Spanish initially working with race horses. I became conversational playing on polo teams with players from Central and South America. Hardly a low income activity.
Are some Hispanics poor? Sure. Are some Irish or German poor? Yes. Means nothing.
Well DUH. If the job requirement is to speak Spanish why would they be considered for the job?
Here we go again with the "native - born American" crap. So if someone is here and naturalized, I guess they shouldn't be allowed to get that job because they aren't "native-born"?
Also, news flash "Native Americans" didn't speak English either.
Your ignorance is astounding.
Before you call someone ignorant, you should understand what the poster is saying. The fact someone is required to speak Spanish for a managerial job is an indication that there are employees that don't speak/understand English. For a customer centric job, the requirement is because customer's can't speak/understand English. Being Native-born has nothing to do with it. The fact that someone refuses to learn the common language of a country despite, in many instances, being in this country YEARS.
Both sets of my grandparents were (legal) immigrants. And they all learned and spoke English, albeit with a heavy accent. They did revert back to their native languages when in the company of other Italians or Hungarians, which is fine with me. No one is trying to wipe out the Spanish language. But if you are in this country, at least make an effort to learn the common language and stop putting the onus on English speakers to learn Spanish.
And for heaven's sake, stop with the "Duh" and eye rolls. It makes you look childish and rude.
Not in the near future. Second- and third- generation Americans descending from Spanish-speaking immigrants pick up English, except in a few places such as right along the Mexican border. Keep in mind, though, that this "leakage" across the border is bidirectional. (Meaning, Mexican communities near the American border often have a lot of English speakers: https://howwidelyspoken.com/how-wide...nglish-mexico/ ). In other words, the border is "blurry" in some sense.
Only a fool would believe that with the constant influx of Spanish speaking illegals into our country that English won't lose its place as the dominant and identifying language of our country. Stick your heads in the sand if you wish. Those of us who are wide awake won't.
We don’t use the term LatinX, it’s an invented term by narrow minded white liberals. Try using that term in the Hispanic community and they would look at you as though you are an ignoramous.
We should swap white liberals for conservative Hispanics, now that would be a wonderful policy.
I've asked a few about that down here in Texas. The younger fold--Generation Z--seem to be adopting it. The older Latinos are WTF about it.
The 2 richest countries in the western hemisphere are predominantly English-speaking.
Educational standards have fallen in the United States as more Spanish speakers have infiltrated this country.
Is this any coincidence?
Educational outcomes have fallen for many reasons. Having bilingual people is low on a weighted list of reasons.
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