Auntie Zeituni Granted Asylum

[BigBear]

English isn't our national language, we have no official language

Learn soemthin' new everyday.

Do you get offended when cars are offered in other colors besides the color you personally prefer?

Only when the cars are like puke green and stuff.

US doesn't have any official language btw.

There's an echo in here! lol. Thxs. I honestly didn't realize there wasn't an acknowledged "official" language... I think it might help if there were one. I get to deal with a lot of people everyday and not all of them speak understandable English... some days, it's just plain out rough.

[jake]

Why is their an option for other languages besides English? Isn't that "our" national language? I called a help line the other day and there were options for Chinese, Spanish, French, and then English.... Come to this country, speak our language. I think that would solve a few problems of intergration right off the bat..

Could you speak English the moment you arrived in this country?

[BigBear]

Could you speak English the moment you arrived in this country?

Yes. I'm a native, lol. Just haven't lived in the States all my life.

I understand it takes time to learn the language, etc. I'm not faulting people for not speaking the language. I'm faulting them that they don't "seem" to try (they may, I don't know everyone who comes through). They come here, set up their own communities and try to have little cuba/china/whatever. Which is great, but at least try to be able to communicate with the rest of the country.

Eh, maybe I'm just blowin' things out of proportion.

[rondog]

I'm really surprised Obama hasn't already moved Aunt Mammy into her own room in the White House.

[Anton]

Eh, maybe I'm just blowin' things out of proportion.

I don't think so. Lack of integration is a major problem with both legal and illegal immigration recently.

[cebeu]

I'm really surprised Obama hasn't already moved Aunt Mammy into her own room in the White House.

Why not a "First Aunt" since we already have a "First Granny?" The mother-in-law, Marian Robinson, is still there.

That said; can't beat-on that topic/decision too harshly even though I'm no supporter of it. Probably makes some good sense to have a grandmother around with the distractions POTUS / FLOTUS life would bring upon the kids.

But...still just "feels weird" to have the wife's mother there.