JMJSelect

ha that sounds like an old redneck. ha

yeah those sure southern belles. we do like our girls down here in neck to toe dresses like that.

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kjohnson07

That's okay JMJSelect, I was just sharing the term that was given to me.

Southern Belles are plentiful in the South (but you knew that.) And, I hear that they (as a group) are warm and inviting. :approve: And I thank God that's the case.


J-Roc --- Colonel Angus! Now that's funny! That is funny!!!

JMJSelect

languages can't melt like cultures can. I'm all for multiculturism, I'm a product of one. I'm all for a keyword "Bi-langual" country. There hasn't been a single successful country that has tried to marry two languages. mark my words: This will be a factor of the fall of america.

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J-roc

Originally Posted by JMJSelect

There hasn't been a single successful country that has tried to marry two languages.

Really? I thought we were doing pretty good with that. You'd think it would be easier to merge languages such as Spanish, French and English as they strongly derive from Latin. Then again it would seem that the only thing were good at is seperating languages, thats the Tower of Babel for you.

Also I think the correct term you might be shooting for it "Bi-Lingual", unless Bi-Langual is a neologism on your part.

MrKlaatu

Originally Posted by JMJSelect

mark my words: This will be a factor of the fall of america.

¡Dios Mio!
¿Va a suceder este otoño?
¡Debo estudiar mi español mucho más!
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J-roc

Monsieur Klaatu. Je ne parle pas le espanol. Vous écrivez dans francais?

Merci Beaucoup Klaatu

Aussi Je parle le allemand, ma mots dan langue est petit..... ou... Das sprechen.

Ma preuve deux langues peut obtenir le long.

p.s. Bonjour Frenchy

MrKlaatu

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kjohnson07

Originally Posted by JMJSelect

... multiculturism...keyword(s) "Bi-langual" country. There hasn't been a single successful country that has tried to marry two languages.

In the words of William Jennings Bryan Quote: "Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved".

America's strength is our freedom of choice. The various cultures we have within America are "spice for the receipe". Is there a chance that we will loose traditional American culture?!? Well, I would argue that we must change as we grow or we will cease to exist.

I believe America and the American ideals we hold dear can support spreading the freedom of choice concept in two or more languages.

Howard2k

Originally Posted by JMJSelect

kjohnson I don't care to be politically correct so i'm gonna keep saying hispanic.

So we can all call you "Honky"?

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Choirguy

Originally Posted by JMJSelect

There hasn't been a single successful country that has tried to marry two languages.

I guess it depends on what you mean by "successful." It's probably foolish to expect any country to last an indefinite amount of time, including the United States.

But I was just thinking about your comment above. In context of Israel, 2000 years ago, Latin was the official language of government, Greek was the language of trade, Hebrew was the language of faith, and Aramaic was the language of the people. Nearly everyone could communicate in all four languages.

Obviously, you have a point in that none of those countries or governments lasted (although some have been re-established over time), but it is amazing to think that people spoke four languages when we have so many people (at least in the United States) that speak only one language...and then expect the rest of the world to speak English as well.

Back to the topic of Spanish, I've traveled a lot through Latin America and even Spain, and it is amazing to see how far people will try to go to help you if you TRY to speak the language. I mean that people REALLY go out of their way.

When is the last time you saw an American go out of his/her way for a foreigner who was trying to speak English, but not quite fluent?

Not that I hate America...quite the contrary...God bless America! But if we're foolish enough to think that we don't have problems...then that's a gigantic problem in itself.

Choirguy

Originally Posted by Howard2k

So we can all call you "Honky"?

I'd prefer the term "American Goose."

This, of course, is coming from a proud German American.

JMJSelect

Honky? I haven't heard that one in a long time

You can call me whatever you want.

I don't discourage anyone who comes here speaking their languages here. But it is a neccessity for them to at least be able to understand the language on the road signs, government papers, road maps, those air bag warnings on the visors, books(the ones in government schools if they have children),..... All these are in english. I have worked in a fast food restaruant before and there was some mexicans(they were cool by the way and taught me some simple espanol) who knew very very little english and didnt care to learn the english language. that's the problem here.

I don't expect everyone in the world to speak english, just the ones who want to live in america, its the language here.

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