I was striking up a conversation with a Latino man the other day.
After the conversation a Scotsman approaches me and says "You know, He should be speaking to you English not in Spanish. This is America. I know Gaelic but I don't go around speaking it."
I told him I happen to enjoy learning and speaking a second language. He scoffed it off.
I had a similar experience with my Arabic. I was striking a conversation with a fellow American and talking about hobbies and discussed my language learning interests.
He said, "I guess you're preparing for the incoming of terrorists."
I simply don't understand people's complaints over second languages in the United States. Historically the need to understand English is more important than knowing a second language. The available jobs grows significantly when you know English language.
Why do people have a fear of foreign languages?
After the conversation a Scotsman approaches me and says "You know, He should be speaking to you English not in Spanish. This is America. I know Gaelic but I don't go around speaking it."
I told him I happen to enjoy learning and speaking a second language. He scoffed it off.
I had a similar experience with my Arabic. I was striking a conversation with a fellow American and talking about hobbies and discussed my language learning interests.
He said, "I guess you're preparing for the incoming of terrorists."
I simply don't understand people's complaints over second languages in the United States. Historically the need to understand English is more important than knowing a second language. The available jobs grows significantly when you know English language.
Why do people have a fear of foreign languages?