So what is the difference in Americans learing Spanish to sell to Mexicans and the rest of the world learning?
English to sell to the US? People seem to think that someone is telling them they must learn Spanish to speak to the hispanic community, but when has anyone ever asked you to learn?
2006-08-10T11:15:39Z
Hey angry POD, I am speaking English.
2006-08-10T11:17:17Z
Not just selling to Mexico, but to spanish-speakers in the US.
2006-08-10T12:34:23Z
grooming, you can choose not to put things in Spanish, just dont sell you stuff, your choice.
2006-08-10T12:36:19Z
Alll dialects of Spanish understand one another well. Dont act like if you spoke Mexican Spanish, people from Cuba would not understand you, they would and do, ask my Cuban friend.
2006-08-10T14:11:17Z
Zoe, I am not Hispanic, I never claimed to be. My husband and I help Mexico by taking care of his parents, bring things to his aunts, uncles, friends. I take letters and packages to and from Mexico to let friends communicate with their families. In my house in Mexico, we house his Mom, Dad, Sister, Neice and Nephew. It's a pretty big place. We have a bathroom with shower, something that they didnt have before we made our house there. I sadly cannot say that I have helped all of Mexico, though I have donated to the Red Cross there for the victims of Hurricane Stan. I cant help how you percieve me, I am just stating my beliefs.
Anonymous2006-08-10T11:53:14Z
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"Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door."
UNLESS THEY ARE FROM MEXICO (if you add this last line (from Mexico, or anywhere else for that matter) then you are simply a racist, no ifs and or buts).
Of course, Republicans are racists, they just don't admit it. They don't want to let other people into the US because they have this delusion that the US is nice and perfect just the way it is and that immigrants would screw everything up, even though history has proven that immigrants always make it better and better.
Every argument you see against immigration is just an excuse for being racist.
"they" hurt the economy, so it's cool to hate "them" "they" are dumbasses, so it's cool to hate "them" "they" break laws, so it's cool to hate "them" "they" talk differently, so it's cool to hate "them"
funny that 99% of the people who make up excuses to justify their hate also call themselves Christians, considering that Jesus taught that hating other people is wrong.
Do you work for the ACLU? It sure sounds like it. I don't feel that I should have to learn to speak spanish in my own hometown just so that I can walk down the street. Do you know how many jobs I CAN"T get because I am not a fluent spanish speaker? I did take several spanish courses in college and am now choosing not to use it while I am in the United States of America. If you can't speak English to me, sorry... I can't understand you!
The problem I have heard of is when you look only at Americans with a poor education competing against Hispanics with a poor education. I have heard of people not being hired because they didn't know Spanish to communicate with other workers, rather than requiring the other workers to know English to communicate with workers born here. Some feel it is a cover because the employers are hiring illegals and don't want to be 'found out'.
However, while my specific job title doesn't have anyone who doesn't speak English in my office, when I go to the lunch room hourly workers often switch to Spanish. If they are speaking Spanish it is hard to join in with a friendly word. For me the lack of bonding has minimal impact but for native born hourly workers who don't know Spanish, this occurs much more often.
Remember that we pay for Spanish speakers to have English lessens from the second they enter school, but due to lack of funding do NOT pay to teach a second language to our own children in the lower grades.
And remember, we are ONLY speaking of impact on the less educated Americans here, the ones who most directly compete with the illegals.
Why are you trying to act like your an Hispanic and now have become the spokes person for all illegals in the country. Why don't you tell us exactly what are you doing to help the country of Mexico. How many people I ask again reside in your house and land in Mexico? How many people in Mexico do you sponsor ?
Can you tell me why MY consumer goods have to have Spanish text also added to them? Why not cover the whole package with French, German, Russian, Polish, Dutch, Farsi, Swahili, Turkish, Chinese, Japanese, Thaiwanese, Korean, Portugese, Greek, Italian, Hindi, Tibetan, Norwegan, Arabic, Hawiian, Balanese, Africaans...etc...and so on. I'll tell you why, Its the Spanish speaking people that are coming here like rats deserting a sinking ship that makes Spanish more commomly spoken here. I for one expect anyone from another country to be able to communicate in English when here. If you just want our money and will not be courteous enough to learn English, Mexican Go Home!!