| While out on the road conducting a survey for | | | | succession to English. Is this right? I recently read |
| the city, a van pulled up beside me and the man | | | | an article that stated that "more than 600 |
| inside asked me where the DMV was. | | | | students in the city will learn English as a second |
| (Department of Motor Vehicles) Let me make | | | | language." My question is this. How is the language |
| that a little clearer. All he said was "DMV?" I | | | | of the country you are living in be the second |
| realized that he could not speak English. Not being | | | | language? We should just call it the United States |
| too fluent in Spanish, I did not know how to | | | | of everybody else, Because the ones who live |
| explain to him that it was right down the road on | | | | here don't matter as much as those who come |
| the left. After leaving I thought to myself he can't | | | | here and can't even speak the language. It may |
| even speak the language and He is driving a car in | | | | sound harsh and it may sound prejudice but if you |
| this country. | | | | can't speak English people should not speak to |
| Now granted many of us have been to foreign | | | | you. |
| countries on vacation or better yet have been | | | | Learning a different language can be fun, It's |
| stationed by way of the military in these lands. | | | | learning something new. It doesn't mean you will |
| We were never required to learn the language but | | | | actually use it, but it's like reading any book to |
| it did help with communication with the locals. As I | | | | gain knowledge. But when you apply for a job in |
| recall a lot of places did not have translations for | | | | America, you should be able to speak the |
| everything you were reading, yet some of the | | | | language and not be required to speak a language |
| people did understand some of what you were | | | | from another country. And I quote most |
| saying, and were able to help. | | | | advertised jobs "Must be Bilingual." That particular |
| In America it is different, very different. We | | | | line could be useful if you were to be applying for |
| seem to cater to those who can not speak | | | | a job at the United Nations or a U.S. embassy, or |
| English and give them more rights and priviledges. | | | | perhaps border patrol so you could tell illegal |
| Meaning, you as the American have to press 1 | | | | immigrants to turn around and go home. |
| for English, most stores now have Spanish in | | | | |