Quote Originally Posted by Gumby
"We speak ENGLISH, not Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part
of our society, learn the language!"
that's just ignorance... we're the only country who thinks it's ok to only know one language... it's not called a national language it's called being too stupid to learn another languange...
You're way off base on this one. It's called good business. Should I have to learn to speak Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, in order to do business in America? I'll answer it for you. In an OVER WHELMING amount of jobs NO!!!! It amazes me that people don't get this.

Quote Originally Posted by Gumby
same reason all the stupid amerikans that travel think the world is stupid cause they don't know english... we're not that great and our language isn't unique... perhaps you should learn that english came from spainish and that it plays a large roll in how we talk.. that's just ignorance and nothing to do with the bible
Who cares where the English language came from and whether it is unique? It doesn't matter. What does matter is a common language for everyone to communicate. You have not thought this part out.
My criticism of you, and too many Americans in my opinion, is the inability to take thinking to the next level. We are given instead of taught.

Whenever I talk with people who travel, no one has ever said "We had a good time except when we went to _____ (fill in the blank). They were so stupid because they couldn't speak English." Maybe it's just the people who you associate with that are ill mannered and thoughtless.

One of the things that America gets it's strength from is our ability to adapt. Problems? Yes, as do all walks of life. We are a young country that is just over 250 years old and we are still growing. Has any country as diverse as ours come as far as we have in the last 250 years?

I'm proud to be an American. It has offered me so many opportunities to grow and live my life. I truely wish everyone, no matter where they live or what they believe in, could have the opportunities that I have had in the United States. The old saying "Life is what you make it" still applies in my world.