A sign banning students from speaking Spanish on a Juniata County School District bus has sparked controversy in the community and prompted statements from the transportation company and district this week.
No, it's a very good point. By allowing immigrants who come to this country to continue speaking their native tongue (and supporting it by printing government documents in that language), we are defacto allowing them to not assimilate. If forced to adopt our language, money, customs, and education, they will become Americans. If we allow them to continue to be whatever-Americans, they will never be actual American's, just foreigners who happen to live here. I remember it well when the Rican's were flying PR's flag over the US... You're an American, not an African-American, not a Puerto-rican-American, not Italian-American, not Irish-American, not German-American... You're a fucking American. Start acting like it, or go back to Ireland, Germany, Puerto-Rico, or whatever shithole you crawled out of! You don't like it here, don't like how we do things? THEN FUCKING LEAVE!!!!
Dad's side came to south eastern Ohio from western France in early 1800s and were German speaking. Dad and my uncles were the first generation not fluent in German. Even in 1980s lots were speaking German as their first language.
The Amish (Actual Amish, not a euphemism here!) still speak German. Most speak english too, but quite a few don't.
Of course, by their very nature they're not the ones out shooting the place up and stealing crap, so it's not been a problem over the last couple hundred years.
NY City says: "Hold my beer" Their voter ballots are in, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin), Spanish, Korean, Bengali, Hindi, Punjabi and believe it or not English
I was on a city transit bus and a young lady beside me was watching two middle eastern men talking in arabic. She leaned towards me and told me they were planning on stealing my backpack as they got off at the next stop. I made eye contact with them and made sure the pack was away from them. They stopped and tried to grab a ladies purse instead. Turns out the young lady spoke Arabic.
If i was a driver on a school bus i'd want to know what the little fellobs were planning
As part of the fake hysteria over deporting illegals a local propaganda "news" station interviewed a 60 something year old woman who has been in the United States of America for over 40 years.. She's not here legally but she has rights, according to her. One thing she does not have is a grasp of the English language, her granddaughter had to translate English to Spanish and vis-versa.. 40 fucking years and not 1 word of English.. Deport that bitch ASAP JD
I encountered a Suburban load of Mennonites (Mexican plates, 1st clue), in Kanada, a while back. Broke down at a gas station. They spoke Spanish, but almost no Eenglese, surprisingly enough. Large contingent of Mennonites in this area, so I don't know if they spoke any other lingo.
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Won-Ita County.
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Hmmmm I'm on the "border" about this one
ReplyDeleteI'm not, speak english.
DeleteNo, it's a very good point. By allowing immigrants who come to this country to continue speaking their native tongue (and supporting it by printing government documents in that language), we are defacto allowing them to not assimilate.
ReplyDeleteIf forced to adopt our language, money, customs, and education, they will become Americans. If we allow them to continue to be whatever-Americans, they will never be actual American's, just foreigners who happen to live here.
I remember it well when the Rican's were flying PR's flag over the US... You're an American, not an African-American, not a Puerto-rican-American, not Italian-American, not Irish-American, not German-American... You're a fucking American. Start acting like it, or go back to Ireland, Germany, Puerto-Rico, or whatever shithole you crawled out of!
You don't like it here, don't like how we do things? THEN FUCKING LEAVE!!!!
The Naturalization Acts of 1790, 1795, and 1798 made a lot of sense. White persons of proven good character only.
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Dad's side came to south eastern Ohio from western France in early 1800s and were German speaking. Dad and my uncles were the first generation not fluent in German. Even in 1980s lots were speaking German as their first language.
ReplyDeleteThe Amish (Actual Amish, not a euphemism here!) still speak German. Most speak english too, but quite a few don't.
ReplyDeleteOf course, by their very nature they're not the ones out shooting the place up and stealing crap, so it's not been a problem over the last couple hundred years.
John G
The Amish around here speak English with a nice Southern drawl.
DeleteNY City says: "Hold my beer" Their voter ballots are in, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin), Spanish, Korean, Bengali, Hindi, Punjabi and believe it or not English
ReplyDeleteWe cater to Hutterites mostly but the Amish are making inroads. They all speak English. They may have a Germanish accent, but they speak English.
ReplyDeleteI was on a city transit bus and a young lady beside me was watching two middle eastern men talking in arabic. She leaned towards me and told me they were planning on stealing my backpack as they got off at the next stop. I made eye contact with them and made sure the pack was away from them. They stopped and tried to grab a ladies purse instead.
ReplyDeleteTurns out the young lady spoke Arabic.
If i was a driver on a school bus i'd want to know what the little fellobs were planning
Exile1981
As part of the fake hysteria over deporting illegals a local propaganda "news" station interviewed a 60 something year old woman who has been in the United States of America for over 40 years.. She's not here legally but she has rights, according to her. One thing she does not have is a grasp of the English language, her granddaughter had to translate English to Spanish and vis-versa.. 40 fucking years and not 1 word of English..
ReplyDeleteDeport that bitch ASAP
JD
I encountered a Suburban load of Mennonites (Mexican plates, 1st clue), in Kanada, a while back. Broke down at a gas station. They spoke Spanish, but almost no Eenglese, surprisingly enough. Large contingent of Mennonites in this area, so I don't know if they spoke any other lingo.
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