Why are you so upset that we speak SPANISH?

Demon

Hey Dude I speak 5 Languages you don't know what the hell you are talking about!
I thought you were Native American. Are you having an Identity crisis or are you denouncing your Heritage. Do your Elders know you are disgracing them? Bad boy!

One Sexy Jeep Girl

Why are you so upset that we speak English?

cincywahine

I don't care what you speak....doesn't matter to me.

But, if you are in the USA and you need to communicate with anyone....at least know English.

DannyK

If I moved to Mexico I would have no problem learning Spanish.

Does that make sense?

Say What?

THIS IS AMERICA . . .
WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PRESS ONE FOR ENGLISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...

camrylev6

Because every race and culture that has assimilated into the United States has learned English as the standard basis for communication. Now, the standard has been reversed. New immigrants expect people who already live here to learn Spanish to accommodate them. That would be like flying to Beijing and expecting everyone there to learn English to speak with you despite you visiting China.

Everyone is welcome to speak whatever language to each other that they choose to. Though, for the sake of having everyone in our country to be able to communicate with one another, there needs to be a standard. The standard has been established, and the language is English.

redunicorn

I don't mind you speaking Spanish but I think if you live here for more than a year, you should learn English.

fearslady

Because this is America. Because we don't all speak Spanish, and because no one pandered to my great grandparents when they arrived from foreign countries. They had to learn English to make it. Speak Spanish amongst yourselves, that's fine, but please speak English when you are dealing with Americans. We shouldn't have to learn YOUR language because you want to work and live here. You can go and learn English for free.

rdyjoe

Why would you want to, This is America, Speaking it in front of others is Rude, mostly becuase you do it because others don't understand.

chkibo2000

it does not upset me. people who only speak Spanish are hurting themselves. we do live in America.

Just moi

Well in America, we shouldn't have to press one for English. I don't think anyone is upset you speak Spanish either.

Terri R

Because if we visit another country,we have to get a translator or a translating dictionary to be able to communicate with the locals and get what we need or want,right? In the U.S.A.,we speak ENGLISH. So.....111111111111111111111111111111111...

C B

It is infuriating to have to deal with it every time you make a call. If these people can't even speak English they can't be reading the info that says to call the number to begin with. If Spanish only speakers need to call for help give them their own number to call.

Why the hell should the rest of the English speaking country be forced to listen to it?

Renagaid

I think people fear what they don't understand. I absolutely love to hear Spanish being spoken. I do however feel that everyone that comes to the US should learn English. However, I don't feel anyone should give up their heritage.

I don't really think it's about Spanish but more along the lines of narrow minded people not wanting to hear any other language except English being spoken in public, which is ridiculous. I had to learn German when I was stationed there and I feel everyone should learn the language and the customs of the land they reside. It is very easy to offend someone when you don't know how they think.

terpinturtle

I am not upset by people speaking Spanish although I do not understand a word. I am a sign language interpreter and when I am talking to a Deaf person and a hearing person that does not know sign language I do not want anyone to feel left out or feel like I am talking negatively about them to the other person, so I work hard to keep the lines of communication open. I am only offended when I am with coworkers or friends and the both speak Spanish and English but choose to speak Spanish in front of me, knowing that I do not know what is happening!

Karma

A lot of us aren't upset that you speak Spanish. It's great to see diversity here, and that you hold strong to your heritage

What bothers some of us, is those who seek residence here and NEVER bother to learn English. It's ok to be bilingual. But, it's not ok to disrespect the country that is helping you, by not even bothering to learn the language it was founded on, and operates on.

Jessica

i'm not upset that you speak spanish and americans aren't too stupid to learn another language. when you come to another country it just makes sense to use the common language there. for example if i was to move to mexico i would do my best to learn spanish first (which i am actually doing right now, even though i have no intention of moving to mexico). i think everyone should learn at least 2 languages no matter where they live because it makes you smarter and able to communicate with more people.

John

When in Rome...

caciansf

I am learning another language but it is not Spanish. Supprised ? yes there other languages out there other than Spanish.
By the way Spanish spoken in Mexico is a language of conquest. When the Europeans brought real SPANISH to mexico it was forced upon the people that inhibited Mexico at that time.

James M

Well, as an american having lived abroad in germany, italy and china, i guess i am an anomaly, i read, write and speak all those languages, but in America, i expect you to speak english. I never expected germans, italians and the chinese to know english, i spoke theirs.

DAR

It isn't the percentage here legally speaking it that is the issue. It is that when you double the legal percentage by adding illegals, it is a problem. Here is an answer I gave a second ago to a similar question:

On the anger part, there are two points, only one of which affects me.

First, people like 'home' to feel homelike. If people here from Mexico went back home to find Mexico full of Russians speaking Russian, and signs in their old neighborhood changed, and a huge part of the population both as workers and the public not speaking Spanish, they wouldn't like it either. It wouldn't feel like 'home'. In fact, Mexico has a law that you can't hold a job there unless you speak fluent Spanish, did you know?

Which brings us to the other point which severely impacts our less educated and those with fewer employment options. They didn't learn Spanish in school, in part because language is one of the programs that have been cut from schools in the heavily illegal immigrant impacted areas, in order to pay for ESL courses. In jobs where there are a lot of low wage illegals, management has started to be required to be bilingual. Guess who that shuts out? The people who belong here, in favor of the people who don't.

We are a melting pot, but that assumes many different cultures becoming American and each adding their bit to the mix. It doesn't assume wholesale importation of a single competing culture and language. While there will always be enclaves, the numbers now are simply too large.

That is aside from ruining our schools and services, but what you asked about was language.

nelson s

Becuase you're just an anti trying to bait answers.
What? yahoo recently deleted your account and now spend your time impersonating a spanish speaker?
get a life!

Yeppers!

I don't care what language anyone speaks, but when I walk into an American establishment on American soil, I should not have to repeat myself when talking to the employees.

Shrieking Panda

It's a sign of disrespect. When you even visit another country, it's common courtesy to know a few polite phrases - especially "please," "thank you," "excuse me."

If you LIVE in another country, it is just good manners to speak the language. When you move to a country and refuse to learn the language, you are expressing that you have no desire what-so-ever to communicate with the people of that country. When you expect those in a foreign land to know your language, you're espousing entitlement - another form of bad manners.

But judging from your "additional comments" manners aren't really your strong suit...(oh, btw, most American students DO learn another language or two in school)

I guess my question is, "Why are YOU so offended when WE speak English???"

GeauxJoe

Yeah, what Danny K said. And it's not only pressing one for English either. Why should I have to pay for HBOL with my cable package? Yeah, what CB said.

pcpy

I'm not as most of you don't speak Spanish, you speak Mexican. I speak Spanish and when Mexican speakers talk or insult Whites when they think they don't understand, well, it's annoying, but only mildly so.

Lily1690

I hate it when I'm speaking spanish with my friends and some1 who dosen't speak it pops up and says "Speak English this is America" pfft who are they to tell me in what language i should talk?? This is a free country and I can speak spanish if I want too, honestly I've heard people speaking in other languages and I am not annoyed by it, on the contrary I like listening to them cuz their language sounds interesting... I sometimes watch movies in French even tho I can't understand it just for fun cuz I wanna learn it. So I don't get why people get so annoyed by this..... If you don't understand oh well, go and learn spanish. And anyway in most spanish countries English is taught to students and sometimes is mandatory... so I think american kids should also try to learn spanish...it being the second most spoken language in the U.S....

Rainy

I'm not.

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Pamela

Because you're straining their pointer finger by making them choose one for English.

tupalo whatzit?

people who are upset that others speak another language are plain ignorant. its downright bigoted to think someone ought be stripped of their culture. the thought that two people conversing in another language must be talking about YOU is altogether PARANOID. those people should probably seek help. its comfortable to speak in your native tongue when and where you can.
sure it's upsetting not being able to communicate, but then again, these panties-in-a-bunch types never took the time to learn spanish, now did they?

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