View Full Version : "This is Merica, why don't learn english?"
So, this is what happened to me at the store earlier today... I was in the check out line at Safeway, and this little Mexican child starts speaking Spanish to me... I don't understand him at all. This old lady turns to me and says: "It's ok, he didn't say anything bad, maybe one day you should learn Spanish, and then she turned around". I was stunned at first, and was trying to come up with something better than "go back across the border" or something, but before I could come up with anything, this old guy behind me stepped out from behind and told her: "Your in (and I swear he said it) Merica! Why don't you learn you kids some damn English so he can communicate!" I had to have had a giant ass grin on my face at that point, anyway, I turned around, told the guy thanks, and checked out. It was great.
ChunkyMonkey
06-09-2013, 22:01
Jim tells me that each time I talk to him.
Classic! It's the melting pot. You blend into our society, not the other way around.
So, this is what happened to me at the store earlier today... I was in the check out line at Safeway, and this little Mexican child starts speaking Spanish to me... I don't understand him at all. This old lady turns to me and says: "It's ok, he didn't say anything bad, maybe one day you should learn Spanish, and then she turned around". I was stunned at first, and was trying to come up with something better than "go back across the border" or something, but before I could come up with anything, this old guy behind me stepped out from behind and told her: "Your in (and I swear he said it) Merica! Why don't you learn you kids some damn English so he can communicate!" I had to have had a giant ass grin on my face at that point, anyway, I turned around, told the guy thanks, and checked out. It was great.
?QUE? ?
????QUE????
crashdown
06-09-2013, 22:14
Merica... FU$K YEAH!
Good on the old timer for speaking some common sense.
I don't speak English, British, nor Northern Irish. I speak American.
English --------------- American
Bonnet --------------- Hood
Carpark --------------Parking lot
colour ----------------Color
Marlborough -------- Marlboro Ultra Light
Minister ------------- Secretary
kidicarus13
06-09-2013, 22:33
Football.................Soccer
Boot...............Trunk
Saloon...........Sedan
Estate Car............Station Wagon
Lift.................Elevator
Rubber...........Eraser
ChunkyMonkey
06-09-2013, 22:46
Liberal..... Zombie, Sheeple, Tards?
Fag-------------------------- Cigarette
Drag/Suck a fag ----------- Smoke a Cigarette
Fag..........Cigarette
Chips.........Fries
Windscreen..........Windshield
Classic! It's the melting pot. You blend into our society, not the other way around.
You're right but the government and these imports think otherwise.
I think I would of lost it.
dont think in english only american , feet and inches not metric
You're right but the government and these imports think otherwise.
...but of course. The politicians have determined that what was right is now wrong and what was wrong is now right.
...but of course. The politicians have determined that what was right is now wrong and what was wrong is now right.
Thanks to the idiotic feel-good voters. We're so screwed.
Great-Kazoo
06-10-2013, 07:17
I don't give a shit what language anyone speaks.
PROVIDING they understand AND can converse in the language of the country, they have decided to settle in.
CRAZIEST THING is : for as much Mexico wants an open border policy with America. You go to Mexico's southern border AND they have it heavily patrolled by mexican troops!. ANY person caught illegally entering mexico gets detained. THEN when they have a bus load off they go, under armed guard back across the border.
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PROVIDING they understand AND can converse in the language of the country, they have decided to settle in.
CRAZIEST THING is : for as much Mexico wants an open border policy with America. You go to Mexico's southern border AND they have it heavily patrolled by mexican troops!. ANY person caught illegally entering mexico gets detained. THEN when they have a bus load off they go, under armed guard back across the border.
Yep- you should see all the stuff Mexico does to dissuade illegal immigration... Can't own a business, different property rights (even if it is a temporary residence- ie: vacation home), voting, etc. Mexico, for all their faults, has a pretty good immigration policy. Although, when it comes to border security, I think we can take a lesson from Israel... and some nations (IIRC Sudan) shoot people who illegally cross the border.
My neighbors are ignorant Mexicans and refuse to speak english and they don't speak english with their kids. I just told them that they aren't doing their kids and favors by only teaching them spanish. I don't speak spanish with them. If they want to talk it has to be in english.
UrbanWolf
06-10-2013, 11:07
As an immigrant myself, I'd say most other immigrant nowdays have lost it. From the dollar bill to the pledge, they wanted them to change and fit their taste......
wctriumph
06-10-2013, 11:16
Fanny = Female Genitals
Engineer = Machinist
Sausage Nigel's = Liberals
JMBD2112
06-10-2013, 11:42
My neighbors are ignorant Mexicans and refuse to speak english and they don't speak english with their kids. I just told them that they aren't doing their kids and favors by only teaching them spanish. I don't speak spanish with them. If they want to talk it has to be in english.
On the flipside of that, My father in-law is a first generation Mexican that up until two weeks ago I had never heard speak Spanish, reason being his parents, that hardly speak any English, came up to visit from Mazatlan to see Jess (his daughter) and I get married. He's lived in the U.S. now for 30 years and is a bigwig for Lockheed.
My grandparents on both the Irish and Italian side came to this country in the 1890's and the first thing they did was learn to speak American, it's not too much to ask for that a emigrant learn our language.
JMBD2112
06-10-2013, 11:58
Piers Morgan = Douchebag
HAHA
speedysst
06-10-2013, 12:51
Lorry =Truck and my favorite Shunt = Crash What I find fascinating is you can find people that come from places like Ghana who can speak English and I remember a Destination Truth where they were way out in BFE and the people there spoke some English.
I don't speak English, British, nor Northern Irish. I speak American.
English --------------- American
Bonnet --------------- Hood
Carpark --------------Parking lot
colour ----------------Color
Marlborough -------- Marlboro Ultra Light
Minister ------------- Secretary
Circuits
06-10-2013, 12:52
hoover....vacuum cleaner
points....outlet
council flat....section 8 housing
dole....welfare
nhs....obamacare
petrol....gasoline
Piers Morgan = Douchebag
I think that one is pretty much universal no matter what language you speak!
generalmeow
06-10-2013, 13:07
Garage = carhole
Excuuuuse me mr. Frenchman!
Jeffrey Lebowski
06-10-2013, 13:10
As an immigrant myself, I'd say most other immigrant nowdays have lost it. From the dollar bill to the pledge, they wanted them to change and fit their taste......
In other words turn the new place into the old they just left from?
wctriumph
06-10-2013, 13:22
Wanker = well, use your imagination
ImNtUrBuddyGuy
06-10-2013, 14:36
Football.................Soccer
Actually, soccer is used in a variety of English speaking countries (not just the USA). I believed it is also used in South Africa, Australia, and Canada.
Just a little tidbit of trivial information.
mdflem51
06-10-2013, 15:54
Little frijolero speaks no English? When did he come across last night? Yeah! The border`s more secure than it`s ever been?
Conservative = Melting Pot
Liberal = Tossed Salad
I was told that Melting Pot is a racist term because it fails to recognize the different races. It also discourages "Racial Identity". The different races can maintain the racial identity but still be part of the whole society in a 'Tossed Salad'. That's what I've been told and read anyway.
The Italian, Germans, Irish, and others, have all melted in while still keeping there culture's heritage. October Fest and St. Paddy's Day pop up in my mind as examples.
Also-
Engineer = Mechanic too.
RonMexico
06-10-2013, 17:21
PROVIDING they understand AND can converse in the language of the country, they have decided to settle in
USA doesn't have an official language. This is a huge debate here, when I was working in NorCal, a lot of the stuff is printed in Japanese/Chinese( pacific islander langurs to be correct)
The government waste millions of dollars printing shot in foreign languages each year.
ImNtUrBuddyGuy
06-10-2013, 18:04
USA doesn't have an official language. This is a huge debate here, when I was working in NorCal, a lot of the stuff is printed in Japanese/Chinese( pacific islander langurs to be correct)
The government waste millions of dollars printing shot in foreign languages each year.
This is true, did you know New Mexico officially recognizes both English and Spanish. This goes waaay back to before NM was a state (with a large Spanish speaking majority).
There was something I read somewhere that stated somewhere around ~80% of 1st Generation Hispanics want big Gov, with it dropping off to ~70, ~50% the 2nd/3rd generation afterward.
Tinelement
06-10-2013, 19:23
I know the essentials.......
beer----------beer
Glad the old man stepped up!
Yeah, let's post 5-6 different languages per sign.
http://www.ar-15.co/threads/101711-Auraria-janitors-say-lack-of-Spanish-communication-is-discrimination?p=1110443&viewfull=1#post1110443
I don't mind private sectors like bank posts more than 1 language sign. They want to make $$$.
Public sector, it costs us tax $$.
USA doesn't have an official language. This is a huge debate here, when I was working in NorCal, a lot of the stuff is printed in Japanese/Chinese( pacific islander langurs to be correct)
The government waste millions of dollars printing shot in foreign languages each year.
Hate to be a debbie downer on your whole "USA no official language" theory, but that's entirely false. While there is no "official" law or document that states English as our official language- our Declaration, Constitution, Bill of Rights, Laws, public addresses by congress and POTUS, 99% of street signs, and most importantly our language spoken at UN, NATO, and G# Summits are all in what language? English. It is spoken by the vast and overwhelming majority in this nation, American English is an officially and globally recognized dialect (hence why I just used recognized instead of recognised), it is, for all intents and purposes the official language of these United States of America. Carry on.
Hate to be a debbie downer on your whole "USA no official language" theory, but that's entirely false. While there is no "official" law or document that states English as our official language- our Declaration, Constitution, Bill of Rights, Laws, public addresses by congress and POTUS, 99% of street signs, and most importantly our language spoken at UN, NATO, and G# Summits are all in what language? English. It is spoken by the vast and overwhelming majority in this nation, American English is an officially and globally recognized dialect (hence why I just used recognized instead of recognised), it is, for all intents and purposes the official language of these United States of America. Carry on.
You invalidated your entire post with your second sentence. Face palm.
ImNtUrBuddyGuy
06-10-2013, 22:56
Hate to be a debbie downer on your whole "USA no official language" theory, but that's entirely false. While there is no "official" law or document that states English as our official language- our Declaration, Constitution, Bill of Rights, Laws, public addresses by congress and POTUS, 99% of street signs, and most importantly our language spoken at UN, NATO, and G# Summits are all in what language? English. It is spoken by the vast and overwhelming majority in this nation, American English is an officially and globally recognized dialect (hence why I just used recognized instead of recognised), it is, for all intents and purposes the official language of these United States of America. Carry on.
De facto does not equal de jure.
Although, I still agree that English should be spoken.
And in order to get your citizenship (minus a few exceptions) you have to speak and read English--enough to pass the citizenship text.
BuffCyclist
06-10-2013, 23:04
This is true, did you know New Mexico officially recognizes both English and Spanish. This goes waaay back to before NM was a state (with a large Spanish speaking majority).
There was something I read somewhere that stated somewhere around ~80% of 1st Generation Hispanics want big Gov, with it dropping off to ~70, ~50% the 2nd/3rd generation afterward.
I can attest to that, I see more ads in spanish where I live than in english. I was just in Sams the other day getting my new pair of glasses, and when I walked up to the counter, there was no one to be found, but a hispanic lady was sitting there. I asked her if there was someone helping her, or if she was just sitting and resting. She said a bunch of crazy shit super fast in spanish like she was yelling at me (if we were on the phone, I would have SWORN she was yelling at me, but her facial expression was of confusion). Then came out the "no inglis". The optical dept had to go find someone else in the store who spoke spanish because she didn't.
It would seriously be easier for me to learn spanish than to try and get by speaking english at times, which let me tell you, pisses me the hell off.
I believe the NM Constitution and state laws are written in both English and Spanish. There are also provisions for bilingual education.
If you want to be a pilot, you have to be able to communicate in English.
Madeinhb
06-11-2013, 01:50
USA doesn't have an official language. This is a huge debate here, when I was working in NorCal, a lot of the stuff is printed in Japanese/Chinese( pacific islander langurs to be correct)
The government waste millions of dollars printing shot in foreign languages each year.
America is a descendant of England which speaks English.
brokenscout
06-11-2013, 07:08
Gotta luv Trinidad.lol.
You invalidated your entire post with your second sentence. Face palm.
How so? Because the law is written in English it is pretty much implied, even if it is not explicitly stated.
ZERO THEORY
06-11-2013, 09:58
Builder-construction worker
Vicar-priest
Motorway-freeway
Crisps-potato chips
Chips-fries
Garden-yard
Estate-public housing
Pissed-drunk
Knackered-tired
Bugger, bollocks, and yob - Congress
England
Taking the piss: having a joke on someone
Comedy: men in womens' clothing with silly voices
Beer: warm, muddy water
Scotland
Taking the piss = punch in the face
Comedy = unexpected punch in the face
Beer = before and after punch in the face
'Merica
Taking a piss = recycling water in the great circle of life
Comedy = endless angry black comedians "joking" about race
Beer = snobby, overpriced, but delicious microwbrews
Mexico
Taking a piss = on a streetcorner wherever there's room
Comedy = chicken costumes and mariachi music
Beer = collected and packaged on said street corners. See line one.
America is a descendant of England which speaks English.
You're forgetting the Indians, who were here before the colonists.
Not to mention the fact that there were a great many immigrants coming from places other than England.
I see what you're saying, but it's not quite correct.
You're forgetting the Indians, who were here before the colonists..
Who actually weren't Indians at all, but misnamed by a foreigner who forced his culture quite unpleasantly upon them. Co-existing and welcoming the European culture worked out so well for them...
Who actually weren't Indians at all, but misnamed by a foreigner who forced his culture quite unpleasantly upon them. Co-existing and welcoming the European culture worked out so well for them...
Yep. It's what conquering nations do.
And we're volunteering our subjugation by cultural attrition...
And we're volunteering our subjugation by cultural attrition...
Yep, it's what declining nations do.
At least Rome went out in a blaze of orgy...... :-)
It's all a matter of semantics... Technically the "native" Americans came over thousands of years ago from Asia, via the land bridge (that used to connect AK to Russia- when you could really see Russia from your house ;) )...
But this is the argument I get into with people- they say "Well the Native Americans were here first, you all are just immigrants." I retort- I'm not an immigrant- I was born here, this is my home for all intents and purposes, and if I were to leave where would I go? My family line comes from Irish, Scottish and German heritage- Which country would allow me to call home? I wasn't born there, and for 3 generations none of my family has lived there... Riddle me that.
It's all a matter of semantics... Technically the "native" Americans came over thousands of years ago from Asia, via the land bridge (that used to connect AK to Russia- when you could really see Russia from your house ;) )...
But this is the argument I get into with people- they say "Well the Native Americans were here first, you all are just immigrants." I retort- I'm not an immigrant- I was born here, this is my home for all intents and purposes, and if I were to leave where would I go? My family line comes from Irish, Scottish and German heritage- Which country would allow me to call home? I wasn't born there, and for 3 generations none of my family has lived there... Riddle me that.
You racist! ;)[ROFL1]
ZERO THEORY
06-11-2013, 13:09
A man with no arms and no legs is waiting for the coach. The driver pulls up, opens the doors, and says, "Alright, mate. How ya gettin' on?"
On the flipside of that, My father in-law is a first generation Mexican that up until two weeks ago I had never heard speak Spanish, reason being his parents, that hardly speak any English, came up to visit from Mazatlan to see Jess (his daughter) and I get married. He's lived in the U.S. now for 30 years and is a bigwig for Lockheed.
I'm not worried about them not speaking english. Its not hurting me. However, you get someone from Korea come here and they will learn English and Spanish in addition to their native tongue. Just makes them look lazy. If they don't want to learn English or think that others will have to bend to their will or else call them racist. I think we should all stand firm and say "I don't give a fuck what you think, learn English."
My herritage is Native American, German and Irish. But I don't have a drinking problem. Just saying.
I don't much care if they speak English or not. I just don't believe that it's our responsibility to accomodate their laziness by becoming bilingual.
JMBD2112
06-11-2013, 21:22
I'm not worried about them not speaking english. Its not hurting me. However, you get someone from Korea come here and they will learn English and Spanish in addition to their native tongue. Just makes them look lazy. If they don't want to learn English or think that others will have to bend to their will or else call them racist. I think we should all stand firm and say "I don't give a fuck what you think, learn English."
I don't much care if they speak English or not. I just don't believe that it's our responsibility to accomodate their laziness by becoming bilingual.
We're on the same page. I also have a few friends that are the same way, good hardworking guys that don't live off the system and think that we owe them, unlike many others.
If they learn the language they will have nothing stopping them from taking over.
How some of culturally under educated American behaves in non-English speaking countries....
DOES ANYONE SPEAK ENGLISH HERE?!?! ENGLISH?????
I AM FROM AMERICA!!! AMERICAN!! CAN YOU SPEAK ENGLISH!?!?!
CAN ANY PERSON FROM THIS COUNTRY SPEAK ENGLISH!??!??!?!!??!?!!?!?
WE SAVE YOUR COUNTRY AT ____ WAR! SO, CAN ANYONE SPEAK ENGLISH???!!!!
Good thing is, I've only seen few.
eta
I've accidently said "Thank you" instead of Danke. They looked at me weird.
Madeinhb
06-11-2013, 22:23
How some of culturally under educated American behaves in non-English speaking countries....
DOES ANYONE SPEAK ENGLISH HERE?!?! ENGLISH?????
I AM FROM AMERICA!!! AMERICAN!! CAN YOU SPEAK ENGLISH!?!?!
CAN ANY PERSON FROM THIS COUNTRY SPEAK ENGLISH!??!??!?!!??!?!!?!?
WE SAVE YOUR COUNTRY AT ____ WAR! SO, CAN ANYONE SPEAK ENGLISH???!!!!
Good thing is, I've only seen few.
eta
I've accidently said "Thank you" instead of Danke. They looked at me weird.
That's because most Americans are arrogant assholes who think the world revolves around them. I went to France in October. I know a little French. Can't speak but can read and know what things are. So I would just smile and point to things. People will see that and are more willing to speak English as you are not disrespecting them.
That's because most Americans are arrogant assholes who think the world revolves around them. I went to France in October. I know a little French. Can't speak but can read and know what things are. So I would just smile and point to things. People will see that and are more willing to speak English as you are not disrespecting them.
I did get spoiled in Germany.
I only know about 10 words in German, and survived there. There are lots of good Eng speakers there.
Airport and DB tend to have employees who are willing to help Eng speakers, if English speakers are polite to them.
I've seen young German ticket checker on a DB train near Czech Rep boarder line asking Czech Citizens in English to see tickets.
However, rest of other countries are not like Germany.
Some of the issue is Americans being extremely sensitive about the Spanish language in general, and misinterpreting everything that is said on the subject.
JMBD2112
06-11-2013, 23:23
Only thing you need to know in German ( duetsch ):
Ich mochte ein bier bitte
Shit, if I had to learn American so should everybody else!
Yeah, I always get funny looks at Walmart when I voice loudly after running my debit card through the payment machine: "Why the hell should I have to press "1" for English!?"
Dalendenver
06-12-2013, 01:25
Utah actually passed an English only bill a number of years ago. As I understand it, no government papers can be printed in Spanish. I'll have to call my sister over there and update myself.
I don't much care if they speak English or not. I just don't believe that it's our responsibility to accomodate their laziness by becoming bilingual.
Exactly. I had a hispanic (born here, parents from Central America- legal!) and they got all bent out of shape: "Your refusal to learn Spanish to adapt to the changing culture in America is just an example of extreme laziness." No, I simply don't want to learn Spanish. I do not like the language, it's not a language I have any interest in learning. I know English, I made an attempt (and will continue in the future) to learn German because it's a language I'm interested in. I took the time to learn important words and phrases in pashtu and dari because my job in the Army depended on it. Nothing here depends on me learning Spanish right now, so I choose not to. I still have the right to choose, don't I?
Shit, if I had to learn American so should everybody else!
At least Aussie's get it... lol
Jeffrey Lebowski
06-14-2013, 08:29
That's because most Americans are arrogant assholes who think the world revolves around them. I went to France in October. I know a little French. Can't speak but can read and know what things are. So I would just smile and point to things. People will see that and are more willing to speak English as you are not disrespecting them.
Exactly. I had a hispanic (born here, parents from Central America- legal!) and they got all bent out of shape: "Your refusal to learn Spanish to adapt to the changing culture in America is just an example of extreme laziness." No, I simply don't want to learn Spanish. I do not like the language, it's not a language I have any interest in learning. I know English, I made an attempt (and will continue in the future) to learn German because it's a language I'm interested in. I took the time to learn important words and phrases in pashtu and dari because my job in the Army depended on it. Nothing here depends on me learning Spanish right now, so I choose not to. I still have the right to choose, don't I?
This is where I'm at as well (sort of disagree on arrogant a-holes, though). I went to France in September and prior to that I spent over a year studying it through various methods. I can speak and read a little. Certainly enough to get by, and it was actually a lot of fun practicing in Provence. I am still working on it as it is fun and I'm getting better and hope to go back soon.
Laziness? Yeah. I spent my free time learning a language for a vacation. It just isn't the one YOU want me to learn. You [illegals] are moving to a country that speaks a different language and *I* am lazy for not accomodating by trying to learn Spanish? OK...
Here's the "truth hurts and I'll probably be called a racist" section: When I was in HS, I took 3 years of Spanish. I didn't care for it and cannot speak a word today. Our German teacher taught several other classes, but basically told all of us Spanish takers how dumb we were in a candid moment. His point: "Do you want to speak to those in power and with money, or do you want to speak with the masses, the [fill in your perjorative] Spanish speakers? What you all should be doing is taking German and Japanese or some sort of Scandinavian or Russian and/or Chinese." It was like a revelation (>20 years ago) and I never signed up for Spanish again. Could barely study it after that.
I guess that's the thought I'd give back to the OP as the retort to smart-ass grandma? No offense, but what exactly is this kid saying that I'm going to ever GAF about?
Yeah, Spanish speakers have massive buying power collectively, but if I need something for my own life, well.....[shrug]
speedysst
06-14-2013, 08:52
Ek probeer Afrikaans leer!
centrarchidae
06-14-2013, 19:03
?Estan listas, clase? Escuchen...Juan es muy guapo. ?Donde esta la biblioteca? Senor Beavis, ?donde esta tu hall pass?
ZERO THEORY
06-14-2013, 19:07
Nothing irks me more than having people come and ask, "Espanol?" and then copping an attitude when I say no. I don't owe it to you to speak a foreign language in my country. My mother speaks three languages, and my father some six or seven, I believe (African immigrant). I never bothered to learn any additional languages and that was my prerogative. If you want my service and cooperation, it's your prerogative to learn the spoken language of this land.
I can't just march down to San Salvador and start getting irate or rude because no one there speaks English; why do they assume it's owed to them the other way around?
jerrymrc
06-14-2013, 20:36
Ek probeer Afrikaans leer!
So the next time I fire up the Braai and put on some homemade Boerewors I need to call ya. [Flower]
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