This is America...Why do I have to press 1 for English?

Answer 1

because there is no national language

Answer 2

Well, lets get technical and break down your racist sounding statement.

Yes, this is America. Howevere, in America, People speak Spanish, English and French as the main three languages. (WHAT?!?! You say... Well, we are North America, and Mexico and Canada are in North America) Next time, specify the United States of America, rather than leaving the thought open to the whole Continent.

Also, depending on where you live in the U.S. of A, your English language might be the minority language spoken, that's just a fact of living here in the smelting pot of the worlds largest ethnic country.

And! (yes, theres more from my brain!) If you wanted to take it back even further, the English language was developed by combining words and sounds from other languages. Meaning English is a copy of more than one language, so it's not in itself its own language.

Just wait! There's more. Don't forget that thousands (perhaps hundreds of thousands) of years ago, there was no spoken language, so it all developed and evolved back then. So, technically, all languages can be traced back to the beginning of spoken language and is just a variant of that language.

Now, if you don't like hearing the option to press 1 for Spanish, move. England, Australia, New Zealand are a few other countries where English is also the main language. (Don't know if they have those options though in their IVR systems)

Now, stop being a Racist and just get over it! Were all humans no matter what the language is we speak.

Answer 3

I don't know. Why does my son's teacher send home papers that are in Spanish. He only speaks English.

Answer 4

Because, as our founding fathers planned it, we have no official language.

Answer 5

Say goodbye to these questions, you shouldn't have posted more than once

Answer 6

cause america is a melting pot with equal opportunities.......hello??

Answer 7

Thank a liberal. have a good day.