"This is Merica, why don't learn english?"

[Circuits]

hoover....vacuum cleaner
points....outlet
council flat....section 8 housing
dole....welfare
nhs....obamacare
petrol....gasoline

[Jeff350]

Piers Morgan = Douchebag

I think that one is pretty much universal no matter what language you speak!

[generalmeow]

Garage = carhole

Excuuuuse me mr. Frenchman!

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

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]

Wanker = well, use your imagination

[ImNtUrBuddyGuy]

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]

Little frijolero speaks no English? When did he come across last night? Yeah! The border`s more secure than it`s ever been?

[SAnd]

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]

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]

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.