English under attack

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Originally Posted by Melf

What's funny is that there are almost as many people in Canada who speak some other language as their native tongue as there are those who speak English

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No doubt there are a lot of the people in Canada speaking other languages at home amongst their families. Speaking English is still a necessity here though(outside of Quebec) and the vast majority of these people have fluent English.

My point was that many newcomers are actually being discouraged from learning English by having things catered to them in their languages. For example, when I went to get my driver's license, the tests were available in Chinese, Korean, Punjabi, and other languages. This is bullshit as far as I'm concerned and a waste of tax dollars. If I moved to Poland and wanted to get a driver's license would I expect them to have all the tests available in English for me? Of course not.

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Originally Posted by Ex Ranza

I don't reckon we ain't got no language problem around here.

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L I B DAMN

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Originally Posted by IronPlant

Why does the US get so many mexican illigals anyway? Some say for work, but I can't for the life of me believe that.

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Why is that so hard to believe? They can make more money here (Dollar > Peso), and they don't pay taxes.

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I live in an area that in the 12 years I've lived here I've seen virtually all of the factories uproot and head to Mexico. Surely there has to be work in Mexico if only because of that.

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The reason they move to Mexico is that the people there desperately need work and will do so for peanuts. It saves the companies millions.

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Originally Posted by Dolemite

Why is that so hard to believe? They can make more money here (Dollar > Peso), and they don't pay taxes.

The reason they move to Mexico is that the people there desperately need work and will do so for peanuts. It saves the companies millions.

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Something should be done about it. It hurts a lot of people, and only helps a few.

In principle I agree with the original article, but some of the responses in this thread make me downright sick. Most of the people bitching here have most likely never actually had to go to another country and learn the language in a do-or-die situation. If they did, they would know how difficult it can be. It doesn't excuse laziness, but damn, chill out.

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Originally Posted by Yamcha

In principle I agree with the original article, but some of the responses in this thread make me downright sick. Most of the people bitching here have most likely never actually had to go to another country and learn the language in a do-or-die situation. If they did, they would know how difficult it can be. It doesn't excuse laziness, but damn, chill out.

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I'll chill out when people stop going nuts when they find I don't speak their language.

hmm, and here I thought this topic was going to be about ebonics...

Ignorant assholes who CHOOSE to massacre the language. I wonder if other non-English speaking countries have their own form of ebonics? I guess it depends on whether they listen to rap or not...

Ebonics is no more a massacre of Standard American English than Jamaican English is of the Queen's language. It is a dialect, plain and simple. Ebonics (Black English Vernacular) is a recognized dialect that is wholly legitimate within the United States.

Well, it's hit a new low...I just called Verizon because of a problem with my bill, and the VERY FIRST voice prompt I heard was in Spanish, not English. After about 10 seconds of Spanish, finally I heard an English recording. I thought I called the wrong number at first. What the fuck?!?

AND MY TACO BELL MENU IS IN SPA......oops, never mind.....