>>"refusing"? That is not the reason at all. English-speakers are not oney-lingual because they *refuse* to learn other languages. Based on your misthought, no wonder you slight us so. The reason is because no one ever stresses to us the need to. <<
Very true Leasnam. Reminds me of that other topic where we discussed percieved patriotism and being lingual in the US.
>>Hispanic does not mean "Spanish speaking". I know a lot of Hispanics who speak less Spanish than I do. In areas of the US where Spanish is heavily spoken in homes and in private lives, or private conversations in public areas, it is not state-sanctioned. It will likely never become a co-official language because moving from a uni-lingual position to a dual- or multi0lingual position is inefficient, expensive and illogical. Nations that have this sort of set-up have so because it was inherited from times gone by, or because it pre-existed and they are still dealing with it. What new nation establishes itself on the premise that people should speak multiple languages?
Dream on <<
Right again. I married a hispanic and he is the only kid in his family who didn't want to learn Spanish. PS: I think I even say Spanish words better than him ;-)
Very true Leasnam. Reminds me of that other topic where we discussed percieved patriotism and being lingual in the US.
>>Hispanic does not mean "Spanish speaking". I know a lot of Hispanics who speak less Spanish than I do. In areas of the US where Spanish is heavily spoken in homes and in private lives, or private conversations in public areas, it is not state-sanctioned. It will likely never become a co-official language because moving from a uni-lingual position to a dual- or multi0lingual position is inefficient, expensive and illogical. Nations that have this sort of set-up have so because it was inherited from times gone by, or because it pre-existed and they are still dealing with it. What new nation establishes itself on the premise that people should speak multiple languages?
Dream on <<
Right again. I married a hispanic and he is the only kid in his family who didn't want to learn Spanish. PS: I think I even say Spanish words better than him ;-)