Spanish becoming dominant language in Miami

[Babyjustrun]

I'm thinking it's what the Western world has become.
Most people who live in the continent of North America, a long way down the line, their family were immigrants.
It was seen as a 'new world'. It's still seen as an accepting continent that basks in many different cultures, with people speaking many different languages.
It's something that you think after all these years we'd know a lot of languages but we don't.
We're just kind of happy with English.

 

[crazytp93]

Stop freaking out! It's only in Miami, beacause it's near the coastline, like in Baja, and southern California!


I'd like to see YOU speak fluently in Spanish




Igf you can..great...but if you CAN'T...Ha!

Not trying to be mean.

It's not just Miami. It's everywhere. Washington DC, Los Angeles, Houston, New York, Boise, Orlando, Las Vegas. It's everywhere.

Don't you think about them? Don't you think it's hard for them that half of the class doesn't speak spanish?
I have a friend that earlier only spoke english, he never compalined. But then he went to continental spanish and learned. He doesn't speak but h understands it.

 

[STOPxmickeytime]

I'm thinking it's what the Western world has become.
Most people who live in the continent of North America, a long way down the line, their family were immigrants.
It was seen as a 'new world'. It's still seen as an accepting continent that basks in many different cultures, with people speaking many different languages.
It's something that you think after all these years we'd know a lot of languages but we don't.
We're just kind of happy with English.

Honestly, I think you're kinda idealizing the history of North America.
Conditions were barely liveable for immigrants during the huge influx, and there was no real acceptance of immigrants, or even tolerance.

Life was hard back then for immigrants, but they learned English. What if they hadn't? Would all of our road signs be in Italian, German, Gaelic, Polish, Chinese, Ukranian, etc? Spanish isn't the official language of America. English has been, and always will be.

Regardless, I think it's just respectful to at least ATTEMPT to learn the language of the country you live in.

 

[Babyjustrun]

Honestly, I think you're kinda idealizing the history of North America.
Conditions were barely liveable for immigrants during the huge influx, and there was no real acceptance of immigrants, or even tolerance.

Life was hard back then for immigrants, but they learned English. What if they hadn't? Would all of our road signs be in Italian, German, Gaelic, Polish, Chinese, Ukranian, etc? Spanish isn't the official language of America. English has been, and always will be.

Regardless, I think it's just respectful to at least ATTEMPT to learn the language of the country you live in.

You can't say that it will always be ONLY English.
There is a chance that, yes, maybe someday Spanish may be a second language. Not the more prominent one, but it could.

And I'm not thinking about it from the perspective of what it was like when the immigrants actually got here.
But I 'm gonna shut up now because this honestly doesn't affect me, nor does it bother me.

 

[VMK_MagicalLadee]

I dont see the problem =\

I thought the world needed a little cultural diversity.

 

[Sparx]

I dont see the problem =\

I thought the world needed a little cultural diversity.

i agree.

 

[imagineer4life]

yo hablo espanol todos los dias a mi escuala porque tenemos muchos estudiantes de espanola y mexico.

pero no esta mal, porque los estados unidos necesitan mas culturas.




i speak spanish every day at my school becase we have alot of spanish students from mexico and spain.

but its not bad, the united states needs more culture.

 

[imabrat]

I dont see the problem =\

I thought the world needed a little cultural diversity.

i agree. however it becomes more then diversity when youre totally immersed in it. in a spanish speaking country that's fine. but america is an english language nation. it becomes more then diverse when signs are in spanish, when employees only speak spanish, when you can't communicate to your classmates because they need to take esl.

yes, my mother does actively speak spanish at home. it's fine with me.
many of my cousins in spain would love to visit america. but they have the curtosity to learn english first, and im glad that i get to practice my spanish and thier english with them

 

[Pirate Me]

If I lived in, say, France I would go and take lessons to learn French and little by little I'm sure that I can get it; especially with French people speaking it all around me when I'm there.

I just hate it when people don't take an initiative to learn the dominant language in the country they're in. There's a car wash near us and the workers there hardly speak english. How do they get business? You'd have to try to communicate with them if you don't know spanish and it is rather difficult to do so. :\

 

[Pirate Me]

how many of you "come to the country you better learn english" freaks out there actually speak more than one language? most of you probably don't.

I do and I didn't find it at all difficult. Now I speak more than one language fluently. All I did was practice and take classes. I also learned from my family who, at home, speak both English and Greek. Just like they can get better from hearing the people around them while taking classes to help their english.

And you don't have to call people freaks just because they don't agree with you. It's great to see people try to speak english and continue to get better at it but it's annoying to see people enter a store and not know how to communicate with the clerk. Then the clerk has to stress about not being able to accomodate the shopper unless he/she spoke their language; which they should never be required to do.

If I can learn a new language, if anyone can learn a new language from scratch, all immigrants will be able to as well with practice.

 

[imabrat]

Just a tidbit of info: A couple of months ago there was a thread on the CB with a news article. I don't have the article, if you google it you might find it.

Anyways, in either Oregon or Washinngton state, I can't remember which, firefighters were being fired for speaking ENGLISH! They claimed there were too many Spanish speakers on the squad and instead of having them learn English or they're fired, they simply fired all those who only spoke English.

 

[BAMBIFOREVER]

yo hablo espanol todos los dias a mi escuala porque tenemos muchos estudiantes de espanola y mexico.

pero no esta mal, porque los estados unidos necesitan mas culturas.




i speak spanish every day at my school becase we have alot of spanish students from mexico and spain.

but its not bad, the united states needs more culture.

i agree we use it everyday we have to learn it for college anyway so whats the problem?

 

[crazytp93]

Just a tidbit of info: A couple of months ago there was a thread on the CB with a news article. I don't have the article, if you google it you might find it.

Anyways, in either Oregon or Washinngton state, I can't remember which, firefighters were being fired for speaking ENGLISH! They claimed there were too many Spanish speakers on the squad and instead of having them learn English or they're fired, they simply fired all those who only spoke English.

Yes, I remember reading that. It's insane.

Discrimination in your OWN country.