Am I wrong for not wanting to learn Spanish?

Answer 1

No you are not wrong

Answer 2

No, you're not wrong -- I don't have a particular want for Spanish -- Nor do I for French. Does this make me 'prejudice'? Not at all! I know there's Spanish people who don't want to learn English! And French who don't want to learn Spanish.. Even though it's sometimes good to expand your vocabulary, it doesn't mean you HAVE to.

I'm not just saying this because I feel the same way: I would look at a spanish person, who didn't want to learn English this way as well.

If you live in or near spane, it might not be a bad idea to learn at least the basic words & sentences, so you can understand & talk somewhat with locals -- however you're still not obligated to, nor are you considered "evil" or "wrong" or even "bad" for not doing so.

I would suggest learning this: "No hablo español
." .. It means "I do not speak Spanish".. Also, if you'd like to learn a few basic things, or just want to have fun and experiment with a translator, here's a link to a great translator that allows you to translate English into Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, the link is: http://dictionary.reference.com/translate/index.html

Take care!

Answer 3

No you are not. We are in America, where we speak English.

I don't understand why people move here to live (illegal or not) and refused to speak or learn American English. Would it not make your everyday life easier?

I was in the mall the other day, and a lady was trying to get a refund on an item of clothing. But, she could not speak a word of English, her daughter could barely put two English words together and the Manager did not speak Spanish.
So, it took over 20 minutes to get this lady to understand what she was needing to do for a refund. Now, being in America you would of thought if she learned English she could carry out a normal life. She isn't in Mexico any more. And, how do I know she wasn't not here on holiday?..... she had a store charge card!

Answer 4

I agree with #2. You shouldn't have to learn spanish just to accomodate those who refuse to learn. I do believe there should be bilingual people for the same reason others learn Chinese or Russian. You have more opportunities as a dual (or tri) speaker. There are the people here who are learing English and still need the assistance of a translator to say the things they haven't learned. But no, you're not wrong. You are well within your rights to never learn another language.

Answer 5

Absolutely not! I refuse to learn Spanish. I have no desire in my being to learn that language. The reason: Because I'm expected to change my ways to suit the illegal immigrants in this country. I simply won't do that. I won't learn Spanish because illegals think I should, I would learn Spanish if I WANTED to, which I don't.

Answer 6

I am from Miami or North Cuba as I like to call it, I do not speak a drop of spanish and proud of it! My husband who is Mexican supports my decision to not learn spanish, he feels like I do that if you live here you should speak english. I get so mad at people who have lived here for 10 years and refuse to learn english (believe me he has them in his family) I tell the ones who can understand english that what the non english speaking party is doing would be equivalent to me moving to Mexico and saying "I am here now so speak English" Needless to say we are estranged from his side of the family....the point is that we as Americans have to start standing up together and yelling we are not going to take it. To move to another country like France you have to show that you know the culture and are willing to learn the language, we should do that here. But I do feel there are some things you should know in spanish:

1. ahora hable inglés usted idiota usted vivo en América
(speak english you idiot you live in America now)

2. si usted no desea aprender los ingleses entonces van de nuevo a su país
(if you do not want to learn english then go back to your country)

3. No aprenderé que el español apenas porque usted está aquí esto es reparto de América con él
(I will not learn spanish just because you are here deal with it)

4. Llamaré el INS en su asno
(I will call INS on your @ss)

Answer 7

Not wrong. You should try to learn about things that excite you whenever possible because that's probably where your potential lies.

If you're not interested in learning anything....that's a problem.

Maybe another language? My daughter is learning ASL--American Sign Language. She's very physical so I think it appeals to her more than a verbal language.

Just learn things that's the main thing.

Answer 8

That's your choice, but while press for 2 for Spanish makes me crazy, leaning Spanish might not be a bad idea.

Answer 9

No you dont need to learn spanish. Im mexican-american and Im fortunate to know both languages but I think if your going to live in a country you should learn their language. I understand some people are still learning and need help but some people dont even try anymore because they dont have to. Almost everything has english and spanish options. They way I see it is if I moved to Japan I wouldnt expect Japanese people to speak english to me. I would make the effort to learn Japanese.

Answer 10

No you're not.I may be Pro but I'm also Pro English.We have too many cultures and languages here to accommodate everyone.Can you imagine the mass confusion?We need one common language in order for all to succeed on an equal footing.America has long been English.

Answer 11

Depends on your reason why, but generally no. Its useful to know another language, but not manditory. Unless its going to bring down your g.p.a, then ya might have to bite the bullet. Then again, most schools offer french or something too. But honestly, i wouldnt want to learn anyways. We speak english where i come from ;-)