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Originally posted by xok85xo
i believe:
(and i apologize if this offends anyone) that if you live in the united states you need to speak english. i'm sorry, i don't care where you're from: israel, china, mexico, italy, mars whatever, it doesn't matter. i wouldn't move to france and expect to get by on english, no i would learn french and i would speak it.
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This offends me to some degree, but I can understand why you feel that way. We are taught in English in school, cooking directions are in English, the computer programs we use are in English, the senate conducts meetings in Engish, etc, etc. It only makes sense that everyone speak in English right? Wrong. The reason why this is all in English is because a majority of US citizens speak English, not because English is the official language in the United States. There is no official language in the United States, so why must everyone speak English. We are a melting pot, aren't we? Our country is very diverse. Why can't our languages be as well?