Comments on: What Benifit Is It For Americans To Learn Spanish ?

By: ?Que me entierren en Mexico!?

?Que me entierren en Mexico!? — Sun, 24 May 2009 16:20:16 +0000

BECAUSE 48 MILLION PEOPLE IN US SPEAK SPANISH, ITS US SECOND LANGUAGE AND BECAUSE ITS ONE OF THE MOST SPOKE LANGUAGES IN THE WORLD,
WANT MORE REASONS DUMBASS!!

By: Kari H

Kari H — Sun, 24 May 2009 16:20:16 +0000

I can some benefits of us learning Spanish. But I see even more benefits of them learning English. That way we can stop bending over backwards for them.
When my great grandparents came over here from Sweden and Romania. Did people have food labels and what not written in Swedish and Romanian? They got no special treatment whatsoever. So I think the immigrants should learn and speak English just like everyone else who has immigrated here from a different language speaking country.

By: Whiner

Whiner — Sun, 24 May 2009 16:20:16 +0000

Darlin it wouldn’t ‘benefit’ those who can barely speak or write their native tongue much at all. However, evidently as per our school curriculum’s, a foreign language of any type is beneficial to all. Unless you plan on living an insulated insular world.

By: prekinpd

prekinpd — Sun, 24 May 2009 16:20:16 +0000

Well…I like to travel, so I love to learn languages. I also work with preschool children, many whose families speak Spanish but have limited English. They are not illegals, they are here legally (mostly as migrant workers - with all the required LEGAL paperwork) and it sure helps to be able to communicate to these parents when I see them. Otherwise, I’d be using state money to get an interpreter. FYI, that is the real world. The children I work with have special needs, and require the services we provide. Don’t you dare say that this is not ‘real’. It’s likely more real than your work. Are you under the completely false assumption that anyone who speaks Spanish is illegal?? If so, please do a bit of research first.

By: miriam m

miriam m — Sun, 24 May 2009 16:20:16 +0000

WELL, ALL MY FRIENDS AND I SPEAK SPANISH AND ENGLISH PERFECTLY.
WE GET PAID TWICE AS MUCH MONEY AS THE BLONDE GIRLS.
THE RICH GUYS HIRE US. THEY DON’T WANT A STUPID GIRL RUNNING THEIR BUSINESS.

By: jackie

jackie — Sun, 24 May 2009 16:20:16 +0000

learning a second language is fine. I just don’t think it has to be Spanish.

By: Micky

Micky — Sun, 24 May 2009 16:20:16 +0000

The only benefit it gives anyone is those who refuse to speak English. It doesn’t benefit us in any way,it panders to people who obviously have no love nor loyalty to this country.

By: pal_0131

pal_0131 — Sun, 24 May 2009 16:20:16 +0000

Si,mi hablo espanol,buenos dias!Que pasa?
I didnt learn spanish because I wanted to,it was forced upon me in school.I agree,history was a far better lesson.

By: WJ

WJ — Sun, 24 May 2009 16:20:16 +0000

It really helps when you are working in a factory which has become about 70% Mexican with about 30% being illegal.
It is really nice when you can understand the insults, understand when they are talking dirty about your wife, and know when they laugh at you for busting your *ss.
Everyone likes to say how hard they work, I have heard them talk about slowing down so they could get overtime to finish the job.
It also is very good when you are their supervisor in a meat processing plant and you have to crawl inside a bone crusher machine.
If you can comunicate in Spanish then they have no reason to laugh and claim they did not understand your directions after they turn it on and cause you to almost be crushed.
They had started jamming the machine on purpose after I streamlined the process to avoid overtime for my company.
I messed with their overtime profits, they tried to kill me.
These thing have all happened to me, that is part of why I hate illegals worse than I did before, and also why I refuse to work any where if they are hired by managment.

By: thebabe1

thebabe1 — Sun, 24 May 2009 16:20:16 +0000

So that the illegals can continue to actually make us believe that WE are obligated to assimilate to THEIR ways and that THEY are ENTITLED to whatever else they want.
Other than that…nothing. The top 5 international business languages…not ONE is Spanish.
Mandarin (chinese)
English
Hindi
Russian
Arabic
Now…press 1 for English…