It is a big topic of dicussion in my area andIwas wondering what you people thought.
2006-06-07 08:40:25 · 19 answers · asked by ? 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
I am referring to becoming a citizen--not vacationing there.
2006-06-07 08:46:31 · update #1
As a citizen - absolutely. It amazes me that there can be any discussion about that. This does not necessarily mean that you become fully proficient, but you need a working command of the language and have the skills to communicate with others in normal day-to-day situations. If someone were motivated enough to learn then they should be able to grasp the basics in a couple of years. This is already a requirement for US citizenship. The problem is that a vasty majority of people sneaking in have NO desire to become part of the mainstream. All they want to do is get what they can get and send it back to Mexico and that's it. In the meantime, they are supported by US taxpayers for everything from hospital emergency rooms to public schools. These are the ones who need to be rooted out and tossed into the slammer. Sending them back won't work because they will just creep back in.
The result of all this refusal to learn English is the outright absurdity that not a day goes by but that I have to press 1 for English.
Jesus H. Christ Almighty, we are not living in Spain.
2006-06-07 09:36:10 · answer #1 · answered by Kokopelli 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No. But I think it should be a requirement if you plan to become a citizen. I have friends who will be traveling to Europe, and visiting several countries. I think it would be difficult, if they had to learn every language for every country.
2006-06-07 08:43:34 · answer #2 · answered by sassyk 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because i want to visit lots of countries and will not be able to learn the language, but i want to go spend my money there.
When i go to france or spain or japan i want to visit and learn about the country and culture but i won't be able to learn the language. I don't know of any country that has ever had that requirement.
2006-06-07 08:43:17 · answer #3 · answered by BonesofaTeacher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, for one thing, because it would show that the person has a strong desire to become a citizen and would show their commitment to assimilation to the new society they are interested in entering. Would be a good way to weed out those who are not serious.
2006-06-07 10:20:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, if you are going to live there, then yes. If you are visiting no, but it wouldn't kill a person to learn another language.
In France they speak French
In United States we are supposed to speak English, but we cater to people cuz our govt in California is controlled by PC mulitcultured hippies.
Live in another coutnry speak the launguage and learn the laws, life will be easier. :)
2006-06-07 08:44:38 · answer #5 · answered by Karla Usagi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do think you need to learn the language if you want to live there.Also, I think you should be able to read and write the language of the country if you want to attend school there or drive on the roads.
2006-06-07 08:43:20 · answer #6 · answered by eskie lover 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The so much speaked (by way of quantity of persons) is, of direction, Mandarin (Chinese). The language speaked in essentially the most international locations is french. Comparing the quantity of international locations it is like this : - French (greater than 60 international locations) - Arabian ( approx. fifty six international locations) - English (approx fifty one international locations) - Spanish (approx forty two international locations) - German lower than 30 international locations) You can observe the record of essentially the most spoken (by way of quantity of persons) is utterly distinctive : - Mandarin (Chinese) a million.two billions - English a million.01 billion - Hindi (indian) 650 thousands - Arabian 873 thousands - French 502 thousands Hope I helped !
2016-09-08 21:54:46 · answer #7 · answered by arruda 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-06-07 09:06:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely! If you are choosing to make yourself a part of a culture, you need to fully assimilate. If you are unable or unwilling to learn the native language, you are putting yourself and those with whom you interact at a distinct disadvantage.
2006-06-07 08:42:50 · answer #9 · answered by zartsmom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on how long they plan on staying.If they plan on benefiting from the country's resources and being part of the society and culture, then yes , you should make a little effort.I think its ignorant when people who is part of a country's society doesn't learn the language.Everyone is proud of their culture, but that is not an excuse to be ignorant.
2006-06-07 08:46:45 · answer #10 · answered by La Belle 06 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋