It costs millions of dollars to print local, state and federal documents in more than one language as well as to hire translators, legal translators and medical translators. Why should taxpayers have to pay for all that when immigrants could simply learn English and solve the problem themselves?
Let's all learn a few languages.让我们所有学会一些种语言。Leren allen een paar talen.Todos aprendamos algunas idiomas.Tous apprenons des quelques langues.And welcome to America.
I have never ran across an Amish person that did not speak English and I grew up in Lancaster County, PA. From Wikipedia:LanguageIn addition to English, most Amish speak a distinctive German dialect called Pennsylvania German or Pennsylvania Dutch, which they call Deitsch ("German"). Pennsylvania German is derived from Palatinate German of the eighteenth century along with words borrowed from English.[47] The English term "Dutch" originally referred to all forms of the German language, whose own name for itself is Deutsch. Deitsch is distinct from Plautdietsch and Hutterite German dialects spoken by other Anabaptist groups.Now limited primarily to the Amish and Old Order Mennonites, Pennsylvania German was originally spoken by many German-American immigrants in Pennsylvania, especially those who came prior to 1800. The so-called Swiss Amish speak an Alemannic German dialect that they call "Swiss." Beachy Amish, especially those who were born roughly after 1960, tend to speak predominantly in English at home. All other Amish groups use either Pennsylvania German or "Swiss" German as their in-group language of discourse. There are small dialectal variations between communities, such as Lancaster County and Indiana speech varieties. The Amish are aware of regional variation, and occasionally experience difficulty in understanding speakers from outside their own area.
This is still a country where the people still need to RESPECT the language.English it is one of the easiest ones to learn .Try it out sometime.If not you won't hurt my feelings if you choose to go back to where you came from.
Okay moron, I guess on top of my JD and being a dual citizen, and having lived a good portion of my adult life overseas, I really should try and learn what the real world is like. The idea that immigrants in this country don't learn English is a myth. The percentage of first and second generation citizens who speak English is the same now as it was back when it was Germans and Italians immigrating to this country. Why don't you take your "upper level degrees" and try reading something instead of listening to Lou Dobbs.
issaccheriyathuOct 28, 2008
I think I should write something about this tendency of second and third generation kids not to speak anything other than English.
Closed AccountOct 28, 2008
It costs millions of dollars to print local, state and federal documents in more than one language as well as to hire translators, legal translators and medical translators. Why should taxpayers have to pay for all that when immigrants could simply learn English and solve the problem themselves?
anim8torOct 29, 2008
Let's all learn a few languages.让我们所有学会一些种语言。Leren allen een paar talen.Todos aprendamos algunas idiomas.Tous apprenons des quelques langues.And welcome to America.
2conservativeOct 30, 2008
I have never ran across an Amish person that did not speak English and I grew up in Lancaster County, PA. From Wikipedia:LanguageIn addition to English, most Amish speak a distinctive German dialect called Pennsylvania German or Pennsylvania Dutch, which they call Deitsch ("German"). Pennsylvania German is derived from Palatinate German of the eighteenth century along with words borrowed from English.[47] The English term "Dutch" originally referred to all forms of the German language, whose own name for itself is Deutsch. Deitsch is distinct from Plautdietsch and Hutterite German dialects spoken by other Anabaptist groups.Now limited primarily to the Amish and Old Order Mennonites, Pennsylvania German was originally spoken by many German-American immigrants in Pennsylvania, especially those who came prior to 1800. The so-called Swiss Amish speak an Alemannic German dialect that they call "Swiss." Beachy Amish, especially those who were born roughly after 1960, tend to speak predominantly in English at home. All other Amish groups use either Pennsylvania German or "Swiss" German as their in-group language of discourse. There are small dialectal variations between communities, such as Lancaster County and Indiana speech varieties. The Amish are aware of regional variation, and occasionally experience difficulty in understanding speakers from outside their own area.
chadellOct 31, 2008
What's the fuss? just use google translation - <a class="user" href="http://www.mpelembe.net/language-translation">http://www.mpelembe.net/language-translation</a>
mareln72Nov 6, 2008
This is still a country where the people still need to RESPECT the language.English it is one of the easiest ones to learn .Try it out sometime.If not you won't hurt my feelings if you choose to go back to where you came from.
janknepperNov 7, 2008
Uhhh...If you are truly bilingual you definitely should try any of those and get some laughs!
these3remainNov 7, 2008
LOL!
Closed AccountNov 8, 2008
Statement of the obvious. Useless anecdote. Statement of the obvious. Insult 63,086,600 american citizens.
sutro33Nov 30, 2008
Okay moron, I guess on top of my JD and being a dual citizen, and having lived a good portion of my adult life overseas, I really should try and learn what the real world is like. The idea that immigrants in this country don't learn English is a myth. The percentage of first and second generation citizens who speak English is the same now as it was back when it was Germans and Italians immigrating to this country. Why don't you take your "upper level degrees" and try reading something instead of listening to Lou Dobbs.