Why do you always look down on latin people and hate spanish language with such energy?
I've read some of the answers about latin people and spanish language in the usa and I wouldn't have imagined how some people there are so racist. The USA is an empire, like it or not, and you want everyone and everything to revolve around you. Why would you learn Spanish, French or German since in Spain, France or Germany you will speak English and natives will answer you in English. Of course, in the USA you must speak English and English is widely spoken everywhere
but, what's wrong with learn another different language and use it? Learning another language helps you to understand another cultures and be more open-minded. Don't expect immigrant to learn English immediately and forget their own roots. Nobody is forcing you to speak Spanish but you should know that speak the second language spoken in the USA could help you a lot. Do you want English to be the language of mankind? The world has learned English; although the truth is that in 2050 the USA will be the most Spanish-speaking country in the world.
PD: know that many us americans are open-minded and tolerant
Do not bother to write offensive and racist comments
To Whitney:
Please, express yourself I didn't mean that. It's just I don't wanna people to write offensive comments against latins or immigrants.
sorry!! please tell me what you think about this issue, I'm really interested in this
To mysterious maddness:
Don't be mad for that because in all of countries of the world is the same. You need English of course, but if you know another language much better. In Europe most people is bilingual, so it's almost obligatory to speak English and we aren't mad for that
To Bret:
I think you misunderstood me. I totally agree with you- latins must speak English and I don't think that everybody in USA should speak Spanish. I don't know what happens in Quebec but in Europe, American and English people always speak in English and if someone tell them something in the native language of the country, they get angry; believe me, it's that, I'm not wrong, English-speaking countries want the world to communicate in English
To safety pin:
Worldwide nowadays the term Latin refers to the inhabitants of Latin Europe, which draws from the culture left there by the Roman Empire, thus including the use of a Romance language, and Roman Catholicism. The term "Latin" may refer to the inhabitants of Latin America, which was colonized by different Latin European countries. Much of the population of Latin America are descendants of "Latin" peoples of Europe, and are either of pure or mixed ancestry
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i dont look down on latin people.
im just mad that i have to learn spanish to get an american job.
=P other than that i dont have a problem with any hispanics.
The schools aren’t that great here. I don’t care what anybody says. Most the things I learned I learned from reading not school. There are some Americans that like to learn new languages.
I speak several languages because I want to be able to speak the native tongue in the countries I visit. If I wanted to immigrate to Germany, I would learn German. I don’t know why it’s so difficult to want to learn the language of the country you would want to LIVE in for goodness’ sake! No one expects anyone else to forget their culture or heritage, but it is easier on the majority of people, if latin immigrants could learn a bit of English. If you really want to become a member of a new nation, you should learn the language and customs of that new country. Assimilation is needed to feel like you’re a part of the new nation. If I could, I would teach all immigrants basic English so that they would find it easier to find quality jobs and housing. But, there is only one of me. You can’t expect everyone to want to learn a foreign language, especially if they’re older. I agree that everyone should learn a foreign language, whatever their choice, but if you want to really feel like an American, speak, at least mostly, in English. You are not correct in that every country will speak in English. If you are in Quebec, for example, the only language that is spoken there is French. They refuse to speak in English. In today’s world, we know that we will have tons of latin folks coming here and most Americans speak at least a little Spanish. So, ease up on the rhetoric and realize that there are different regions of America, where some are more or less ready to accept any language and others that are more distant and want everyone to be/act/look the same. Try to understand that and not get upset when people refuse. It’s that way in every country.
If I decided to move to Mexico or Brazil, would it be right for me to expect everyone who spoke to me to speak in English? No way.
Be good!
Bret
i don’t look down on anyone.
however i don’t see why mestizo mexicans and mixed white/black dominicans for instance are called ‘latin’ when latin is a language from ITALY. the romans would be rolling in their graves.