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Learn Our Language
This is a headline story right here! It has to be one of the top issues in the country today. I am referring to the "Press two for Spanish" issue. Why is this even an option? If someone wants to become an American badly enough, they should take the initiative to learn the language that is spoken here: English. I mean, does the government not know that by allowing a language barrier to exist inside our country, they are potenially limiting the progression of the country. There should not be a need for any type of translator in our country. How can we be called the top country in the world if the citizens within it are not able to communicate freely? "Press two for Spanish" is also one of the most annoying statements that can be uttered over the phone. Spanish is not the only problem either. It is all the gibberish and nonsense that has to be endured before actually having the opportunity to speak to a customer service officer or telephone operator. I believe that Americans need to keep it simple. Diversity is grand, but when it pertains to the language, there is a problem. I have a simple solution that will unify our country and tear down the language barrier: Learn our language or go home!
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I could not disagree with this article more.
Did you know that America doesn't actually have an official language? We are a nation of immigrants and diversity; over 300 different languages are spoken in the United States alone. 24 of which are spoken in all fifty states.
You ask why "Press two for Spanish" is even an option. That is because 12 percent of our citizens speak fluent Spanish, with that number rapidly growing. Over 45 million people speak fluent Spanish as a first or second language. In fact, the United States has the fifth largest Spanish-speaking population in the world.
By pushing away the Hispanic population, you are depriving yourself of new cultural opportunities, as well as making yourself sound ignorant and racist. Learning a new language isn't easy, and someone shouldn't be unwelcome somewhere because they have not picked up on it immediately. They're people too, simply with another way to communicate, and they need the same things as other Americans - food, water, shelter, love. Besides, I think it is nice to interact with people of a different background than myself. Be happy you have an opportunity to enlighten yourself by learning Spanish; knowledge is good!
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