mudstomper wrote:
I’ve got relatives and friends in scandinavia, all of which speak at least 2 if not 3 languages fluently, I’m an ignoramus that way but I couldn’t imagine not being able to get my head round the basics, maybe part of Americas general fault is it’s a very large predominatly English speaking nation? On the whole governmental thing, I think in all countries the emphasis is on the mental…..
I understand that America is general an English speaking country. But, I feel like we’re not doing enough on our part to embrace other nationalities and languages that come to America. When we went to Europe, no matter what country we were in we felt more comfortable that our language was spoken. Lately, I’ve realized that alot of the different languages that are spoken here are mainly because the language is found in the household, and the parents (not all, but most) don’t speak English, or don’t speak it fluently. I feel like it should be our job, as Americans, to help them feel comfortable in our country.
