Should my mother have yelled at someone who couldn't speak English?

Hadenough

No. It was rude. She wasn't hurting her.

I think everyone who stays here should learn English the official language. But I don't put a time limit on it.

ShrtCake66

You Go MOM. I think it is great when someone stands up. I get so sick when i am out in public and hear Mexicans speaking their stupid language in AMERICA. If they don't want to speak English, fly the AMERICAN flag then why in the hell are they here. Get out of my country and take ALL your family with you.

princess_29_71

You know something? Your mom did the right thing. She just had the guts to say to that guy what a lot of people won't. She is probably a lot kinder than I am, I tell Mexicans every day to go back to Mexico. They have ruined this town. This is the town that Andy Griffith is from and he never comes back here. Small wonder....

mary m

The US treaty of Hidalgo (1848) guarantees all US "Mexican" inhabitants and their ancestors the right to their culture and language. Google it.
Also Google: Tolerance

All4Christ

that was really mean of your mother to say that. i understand that she was just stressed out and angry for waiting so long to get her food, but no excuses. its mean to tell someone to go back to their country. why if he was just visiting? why if your mother goes out of the USA to visit on a trip and that happens to her? how would she feel? you should tell your mother to control what she says. people come to america to have a better life. someone who just arrives to america cant speak well english that fast. my husband cant speak very well and he has been here for over a year alsmot. but he is learning. and if that would of happend to someone i know in front of my face i would of snapped that persons neck off. sorry to be mean. but it bothers me when people say things to others like what your mom said. how sad of her.

Lalana

Maybe he was a tourist. My dad didn't speak a good enough English to become a US Citizen until I was 9 and he tried very hard. I ended up with an accent until I took speech (about 8 years old). Some people say I still have a little bit of an accent. Remember that unless you are 100% native american, everyone was foreign when they first came to america. the vote was 7-6 English over German for the language of our constitution. Imagine what would have happened all the history if the vote went the other way.

zarandipity

isn't that one of the freedoms that makes America what is is?Freedom of speach? I am sure that this is the first thing that people who only speak their language would hollar at us!
I say good for you MOM!!!Keep up the good work! The only way things will change for us is if people start speaking up!

Justjam

How can someone order a food item in English if they can't understand or speak English, and expect the clerk to comprehend what they're asking for? Would you try to order in a French restaurant when you can't speak or understand French and expect to be understood?
I think your mother is just fed up with so many foreigners filling our country and that was her way of letting that particular one know about it. When will these foreigners realize that they are not wanted or welcomed here?

soosclues

Maybe your mom doesn't like people form down south because she rarely gets visited down south.

If you don't know the answer yourself you need more help than your Mother.
I have been to several countries where the people in line help me order politely with out suggesting that I leave their country becuase I didn't speak their country

Gigi

If he couldn't speak English, did he understand what she said?

From a political standpoint, if he entered the country legally, there is nothing we can do but hope that he learns English.

From another standpoint---did your mother ever think that helping him choose what he wanted---a vegetarian breakfast sandwich---might have been a more polite response than berating him? People around the world think Americans are impolite and rude---how better to change their point of view than to do it one person at a time?

pheidema2002

Yes she is right to say it. English is our national language. If you were in Mexico and not in a tourist area they would expect you to speak Spanish!

sofiaharriett

no! that's way out of line! Think about what you're saying. that's like saying people can't go places if they can't speak the language. that's just mean. plus he probably could speak pretty good english just his accent was probably heavy...anyway, i don't know spanish, but i go to mexico to LEARN MORE. this was an idiotic thing to do, yelling at the poor person!

btw nashbridges dude is an idiot, don't listen..

akablackbetty

no she wasnt wrong, i feel the same way. they put these people in the drive thur window here, it takes 30 minutes to give your order, they cant understand you and you cant understand them. and a lot of times, they dont give you all of your change. and then act like they dont know, what your talking about.i have pissed so many of them off, by asking does any body here speak english. a manager will come and ask very rudely , whats the problem?a lot of times i will just drive off, in the middle of trying to get one of these idiots to understand.

ride2cowboy

It does become frustrating. Look at it this way, If you went to their country to live, and did not take the time to learn their language, You better believe it would upset them. Patience is good, but, So many illegals are moving here, and are not taking time to learn OUR language. And, then, they are taking our jobs as well.

phoebe_chia_blue

ur mother have distrimination in that guy.... i believe that guy have to spoken english after long time live in that country....she's wrong....the problem of perception....

Sidereality

Dont you think most of the Europeans or anyone from any country automatically spoke english when they first came over? Technically the english language isn't the native language in this country anyway, it came from england. Back in the day the Native Americans who had this country first had thier own language. This country is full of all kinds of nationalities and people from other countries are coming in every day. I think it's ignorant for you to think that everyone should be speaking english.

Ophelia

I am sorry, but that was really rude. I think people coming over here should speak English but everyone needs to be nice. I rarely feel sorry for people who don't speak English in the U.S, but I feel bad for that man, how dehumanizing.

SLOWTHINKER

WHETHER THERE IS A LANGUAGE BARRIER OR NOT. WHEN FOLKS ARE HUNGRY, WE HAVE A TENDENCY TO BECOME VERY IRRITABLE WHEN CONTROVERSY ARISE.
NO. YOUR MOM WAS NOT OUT-OF-LINE.

lamoviemaven

Since there is no law requiring you to speak English to live in this country, your mom is clearly in the wrong. Actually, people who take it upon themselves to yell at strangers are always in the wrong, but that's a whole other kettle of fish.

As a tourist abroad, I've had many an occasion where I've had trouble getting what I wanted due to trouble with the native tongue. And guess what, no one felt the need to scream at me about being in their country without speaking the language.

You should be embarrassed, and your mom should be ashamed of herself.

stranger

Your mom was wrong. Maybe that man just got to the U.S. and that's why he hasn't learned English yet. Besides, that's the best way to learn a language, to go out and talk to common people, in common situations. At least that man wasn't embarassed to try to speak! I think your mom was mean. I've seen a lot of people from the U.S. in Mexico, trying to speak Spanish, nobody can understand them, but we don't mock them, we don't say anything mean. C'mon that man only wanted breakfast, and your mom probably depressed him byt telling him that.

By the way, I don't live in New England...but just FYI we have Dunkin Donuts in Mexico.

di05712

good for her.

it gets on your nerves after awhile and then the ones that cant speak english get rude with us!

screw them.

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your mother should mind her own business and deal with her own problems that i'm sure are a lot

Sashie

Heck, don't see the point in yelling at someone because they can't speak the language ... I mean, your mom couldn't possibly know if the fellow was a tourist ... who was here on a 3 week holiday .... you can't assume that everyone who doesn't speak English actually LIVES here ...

I agree with your mother but being from New England I also think she has to chill. New Englanders for some unknown reason love to fight about everything no matter how big or small.

de rak

Yo Momma sounds like an angry beeyotch.

yars232c

She got my vote.

sgtsnafu

You mother is an arrogant pig!

Ferret

No way. Perhaps she should have ordered a side of tolerance. Look at your history idiot. A lot of your early immigrants could not speak English.

How many languages do you speak??? Have you ever tried to learn to speak a language other than English? Its not easy

I can speak 3

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