Originally Posted by cclarkkent
Its no secret, I LIVE in a foreign country, a former part of the Soviet Union, I am here working, since the economy is so bad in America I came over here to work. I am making an effort to learn Russian and Azeri so that I can better understand the people and culture. At the same time, everyone I work with speaks ENGLISH. I am learning the language, so that there is a smaller gap in my understanding of the culture and people here.
Same thing in America, ever wonder why things are so messed up at times? Its because people that refuse to learn English, are also refusing to learn the culture. A persons expression can also portrayed in their use of language. This leads to a misunderstanding. I for one feel that the illegals that are coming across the border are the villagers, thats what we are getting folks, the villagers, the uneducated, unsocialized and socially ignorant villagers.
Now in America, they are not learning the language to better integrate. As far as they are concerned, we should ALL be speaking spanish. I refuse to speak spanish to anyone that I encounter in a role that requires them to speak English.
There goal is not integration, its conquest.