THIS land is yur land, thees land is are land…
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Posted: 9th, July 2008 | In: Anorak In New York, Photojournalism Comments (5) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
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July 11th, 2008 at 2:18 am
As for the sign, remember that the person who taught this man to read and write is part of a union that whole-heartedly supports the Democratic party.
Americans who go to other places and expect to be understood when speaking English are rightly regarded as boors and told to either learn the native language or accept the consequences of the limited capacity for communication. Most especially, they are told that the natives are under no obligation to speak or understand English for their benefit.
In fact, a century ago this principle was the rule in any nation. “We speak X. There are our values. Learn our language, adopt our values, or go home.”
Yet we see a certain segment of the political spectrum demanding that America be an exception to this rule in a manner that is not in its favor: Americans are being increasingly told that their values must give way to someone else’s values, for no reason other than to spare that other group the effort of adapting.
July 9th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
Sign on the back of a truck in Orlando - Se Habla English - says it all really. English may be the first language in most states but here in central and southern Florida I can assure you it is English that is a foreign language. No big deal as far as I am concerned especially as all second generation hispanics and above are totally bi-lingual anyway mainly due to the fact that all education is by law in English. Lets face it xenophobia, that close relative of racism, is not the most attractive of human frailties and can have some very nasty consequences. Don’t understand the problem myself. Maybe they (I)should return the complement and learn Spanish. Maybe somebody should also perhaps point out to them that every American apart from the indiginious indians is a recent immigrant. They just got here sooner.
July 9th, 2008 at 5:54 pm
America is actually a fine country populated with many excellent people.
Most of our leaders on the other hand are a total waste of oxygen.
(british ex-pat, 31 years in the US)
July 9th, 2008 at 4:45 pm
No perhaps about it…
July 9th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
perhaps the “are” should be “arse”