Quote Originally Posted by andyandy
English isnt the official language of the US....so why the fuss? 30 million Americans speak Spanish - why pretend that they don't? So what if someone releases a version of the national anthem in spanish? It's not like Congress are passing a law to change it....its just someone making a CD! I could book a studio, record a version of "God save the Queen" in Arabic - and no-one would give a fuck....it certainly wouldnt make national news or motivate people to write long nationalistic rants on message boards....
having a version of the national anthem in spanish available in the shops isnt going to have any effect on society....why would it? Are Hispanic kids gonna buy it and think.."right well, i dont need to learn english anymore - cos i was only learning it to express my patriotism to the country, and i can do that in spanish now...." ?? Utterly ludicrous.....
good point...
as i have said before: hundreds of countries have multiple official languages, especially in Africa where colonization occurred with some countries having up to 20 OFFICIAL languages.

they should not be penalized for not speaking English (though i do believe they should learn it) there is no harm in making documents in Spanish and English if there is a big enough demand (which there is)...

PPL on this board bitch about the stupidest things, which if they knew a little about other countries they would think twice about the arguement.

If hundreds of countries do it, what makes the USA better than others in not providing documents, street signs, w/e in another language?


[ps: bong- still no response about whether your associations with price levels and illegal immigration are accurate?]