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Old 08-23-2006 | 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Smooth_Landing
my grandparents came to the US from Italy and still only speak in Italian. The neighborhood they live in (in New York) is primarily an Italian neighborhood, and it is not uncommon to hear Italian spoken rather than English in small business establishments and stores. There are many ethnic neighborhoods in NY, Cleveland, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia and DC where English is not the only or even majority language.

I don't see why not knowing English is such a big problem...remember it is not the official language of this nation (there is no official language).

I also don't see how they are "trashing out cities"...
Let me give you an analogy:

It's as if someone were to come to your house, without calling you first, sneak in, and live in your basement. Being the nice person you are, you allow him to stay.

For the first few days it's "exotic" and "cute" to hear him talking in his native tongue, but over time it's apparent he's not even making an effort to learn the language of your household. Furthermore, he refuses to abide by your house rules and customs. You find it increasingly difficult to communicate with him, and he begins to isolate himself from the members of the household in his own little "area".

Pretty soon he's met a woman and had 2 children, who are also living in your house. He hasn't made any attempt to teach them English.

Now, you're a sensible person, and this guy has been nothing but rude to you and your family, so you try to throw him out. He refuses, and stages a protest demanding rights to your house, and all of its privaleges.

There is no "written" law that states he has to be nice to his hosts (by learning their language, assimilating to their culture, etc.), but it's the respectful and courteous thing to do.

Now you tell me this isn't a problem?

Wouldn't you rather have someone call you beforehand, knock and come in the front door, be respectful of your family's customs and house rules, and learn your language?

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Old 08-23-2006 | 12:39 PM
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WTF.

Time to close this thread, HSLD. The topic and subsequent posts bear no semblance to aviation. I regret and apologize for even asking the original poster whether he meant he was p***ed or *******ed because it has now caused all kinds of close-minded people to come out of the woodwork painting with a broad brush.
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