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Old 05-16-2008, 03:19 PM
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Default Re: PRESS ONE FOR ENGLISH

English was not my native language nor my mother's nor my brother's. Neither was French, Farsi, Russian, Mandarin, Japanese, Tagalog and a couple of other languages I was forced to learn. My father insisted that we speak the language of the country we lived in simply to show our respect for that country. We learned the languages, moved on, forgot the languages as we moved. Today, I speak American (English is a much different language IMO) and dream in German. Get me good and mad and all the languages I learned come spitting out into something totally incomprehensible.

To me, that we cater to those who aren't willing to learn English is just wrong. It is a disservice to those people and especially their children who are born American citizens. It is an insult to America and the people of this nation.

(Gee, get the feeling I have some seriously strong opinions about this subject?)

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