German dialect in Texas is one of a kind, and dying out

Stealhead · 05-16-13, 04:22 PM

What really is an American?

Another interesting fact to take into consideration is that the United States has no federal law mandating a specific language be used.Obviously the de facto language is
English which is why most people who live in the US long term adapt and learn to speak fairly fluent English.This process doe snot happen over night though and illegal immigrants
whose employers use other native language speakers as foremen and supervisors so they have no requirement to understand English in order to gain employment.

Personally I do not really care where a person comes from so long as they learn to speak enough English to have a basic conversation so that they can interact with anyone like in an emergency.What happens if some Chinese man comes up to you and he needs your help but he cant speak any English of course you would most likely understand simply from body language and tone of voice if he was under duress and still be able to help him.Still it would be easier if the guy spoke at least basic English.

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Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	What really is an American? Another interesting fact to take into consideration is that the United States has no federal law mandating a specific language be used.Obviously the de facto language is English which is why most people who live in the US long term adapt and learn to speak fairly fluent English.This process doe snot happen over night though and illegal immigrants whose employers use other native language speakers as foremen and supervisors so they have no requirement to understand English in order to gain employment. Personally I do not really care where a person comes from so long as they learn to speak enough English to have a basic conversation so that they can interact with anyone like in an emergency.What happens if some Chinese man comes up to you and he needs your help but he cant speak any English of course you would most likely understand simply from body language and tone of voice if he was under duress and still be able to help him.Still it would be easier if the guy spoke at least basic English. Last edited by Stealhead; 05-16-13 at 04:42 PM.