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09-06-2007, 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted by IndianScout  being native american, born and raised on my reservation the whole "speak english" crap is very insulting to me..
while english may have over time been adopted as our "national language" is wasnt the original language of this country..
each of the 526 federally recognised tribal nations of this country had thier own unique dialect and NONE of them was english...
Where I live english is a 2nd language and will always remain so...
with all the hate over immigration and the hate of forigners to our lands, it makes me wish the indian nations would of had a better thought process in place when we were invaded by the pilgrims..
it just seems to me that there is a double standard in our country, that it was OK when my family came here but screw you stay out of MY country when someone else trys to come here.. |
What is your Native language?
Tribal language, if you prefer....
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09-06-2007, 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by highway80west I wonder what Gary's reaction was when the young lady didn't know quite what to do with the change he gave her, and she was embarrassed by it?
I guess we rely on computers and cash registers too much to find how much change the customer gets. I'd bet that the cashier was new to that. Seems like Gary taught her a lesson in math. | That's exactly correct, H80. The younger generation does not know but what a machine tells them. Technology is nice, but is has replaced a basic necessity of life in America. We must change this! | |
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09-07-2007, 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by mytmouse57 I wish I knew more languages.
Americans are the only people in the industrialized world who aren't at least bi-lingual. How shameful.
I know only a few dozen words and various phrases in German and Spanish -- and many of those are cuss-words or insults. Ha, typical ugly American, me. | English is not my first or second language. I came to the US not knowing english and was totally lost and dependent upon those who could translate for me. I took private ESL classes and the ones given in my elementry school. I put a lot of effort into it. I worked solid for two summers, and afterschool/weekends for a few years. It was well worth the efforts. I cannot imagine immigrating to the US and NOT learning english. It limits the ability to experience life beyond localized ethnic communities. I value my independence, and my independence is directly linked to my ability to communicate with those around me. Learning english in the US gave me great opportunities. I would not want to forget my native language for family and cultural reasons, but english is needed to interact with those beyond my family.
I also know that learning english will help in the US job market. In my family's business in the US, the hispanic warehouse workers who could read/write/speak english were better paid and were always promoted. The ones who only spoke spanish never got more than minimum wage and never advanced.
As for tourists, multi-lingual signs are important, but are not the solution for immigrants who do not make an attempt at learning english.
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Originally Posted by akuma English is not my first or second language. I came to the US not knowing english and was totally lost and dependent upon those who could translate for me. I took private ESL classes and the ones given in my elementry school. I put a lot of effort into it. I worked solid for two summers, and afterschool/weekends for a few years. It was well worth the efforts. I cannot imagine immigrating to the US and NOT learning english. It limits the ability to experience life beyond localized ethnic communities. I value my independence, and my independence is directly linked to my ability to communicate with those around me. Learning english in the US gave me great opportunities. I would not want to forget my native language for family and cultural reasons, but english is needed to interact with those beyond my family.
I also know that learning english will help in the US job market. In my family's business in the US, the hispanic warehouse workers who could read/write/speak english were better paid and were always promoted. The ones who only spoke spanish never got more than minimum wage and never advanced.
As for tourists, multi-lingual signs are important, but are not the solution for immigrants who do not make an attempt at learning english. | I agree. my family came over from Nigeria. they began learning english before they left for America. it is the polite thing to do. my grandparents and my mama and papa were very strong believers in this.
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Originally Posted by gonefishin I agree. my family came over from Nigeria. they began learning english before they left for America. it is the polite thing to do. my grandparents and my mama and papa were very firm on this point. | While I normally go for lighter complected women, I used to work with a few Nigerian women when I was a bill collector. Simply friggin HOT. The accent and look showed me a different side of myself that I didn't know existed.
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Originally Posted by fxashun While I normally go for lighter complected women, I used to work with a few Nigerian women when I was a bill collector. Simply friggin HOT. The accent and look showed me a different side of myself that I didn't know existed. | Ah, it is too bad you are married or I could introduce you to my younger sister. lol. As for me, I am glad my husband did not prefer "lighter complected" women as he is,well, rather light complected himself. lol
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09-07-2007, 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted by gonefishin Ah, it is too bad you are married or I could introduce you to my younger sister. lol. As for me, I am glad my husband did not prefer "lighter complected" women as he is,well, rather light complected himself. lol | Yeah, my wife is rather light complected too. LOL.
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Originally Posted by fxashun Yeah, my wife is rather light complected too. LOL. |
Really? then we have so much in common! I did not know this. my husband is also from another country. Germany.
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Originally Posted by fxashun My wife is from another...county. How's that? But our picture together look like yours on your other avatar. Cept reversed. | In this country you do not see it *my* way as often. However, in Germany the men are very attracted to black women, and you see this pairing more often. What attracted me to my husband right away was his smile. he has the warmest most beautiful smile...oh oh. what was the topic? lol
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