Why most english people who come to live in Spain refuse to learn Spanish ?
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Its silly. In my opinion if a country has a national language, you should try to speak that language. \n\nI have no problem with people in America not speaking English, because there is no official language in the United States. People say its English, and unofficially it is, but you cannot discriminate on language barriers because it is not in the constitution.
284982
I think one is to refuse to learn English when moving to the US and then to arrogantly demand to be accommodated because of it.
664037
Not unless the English speakers are dead. The level of frustration today with imigrants who refuse to speak English, not just Hispanics but Asian, Indian and European imigrants is starting to boil over right now. Many Spanish speakers chaffe at learning English but the net effect of refusing to learn English is that it makes it easier for Chinese, Russian, Vietmese, Indian and so on to not learn English either. So not only would they have to learn English they'll have to learn 5 other languages. If English is too hard how are they going to handle Mandrian? LOL
751382
Same Reason They Don't Teach SPANISH In Japanese Schools\n\nSee The Answer Above Mine
1075827
There's nothing wrong with learning a language. But, in the USA, you shouldn't have to know Spanish to get a job. And yet, employers want bilingual employees especially in Texas. Many classified ads say "bilingual preferred" which means they only hire bilingual, which isn't right. We shouldn't be pandering to people who can't speak English. It's the responsibility of everyone living in the USA to learn English. Americans can't be expected to learn the language of every immigrant (German, Italian, Chinese, Thai, etc.) who moves here.
218343
Because they don't understand that word order, tenses, etc. may be different in different lands. The same would be true if an English-speaking person tried using perhaps Spanish or French for the first time: it would sound funny to a Spanish or French-speaking person.
639445
nothing! and god bless them!  when my ancestors came over they had to learn the English language to survive in this country.  the same should be true of the many Spanish immigrants we have today.  English is the official language of the USA and either choose to learn it or choose to go someplace else.
1000722
I was born in this country.  I speak English.  In order to communicate we need a common language.  When a bunch of illegalmexican immigrants comes in and refuse to speak English there is no reason why we should cater to them and change everything to Spanish.  This is positively absurd, and I am sick and tired of having to press 1 for English.  The illegalmexican immigrants will not dictate to me that I now have to read Spanish everywhere.\n\nThe time has come to actively campaign against them and to fight aginst them.
668240
I agree with the three first question, QuestionWyrm  - gave you a great answer.\n\nThis must be because of the quantity of people with whom you (Americans) make business. \n\nSpanish is the fourth language in the world in terms of numbers of speakers ,over 330 million. While other sources list it as the second or third most spoken language. \n\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ApkLGf3tU7WA4seOsS0ljaLsy6IX?qid=1006051010802\n\nThose are the reasons, that's all, it has nothing to do with anybody trying to be more important or even trying to steal your country, life or anything like that.\n\nOn the other hand, i agree with you that immigrants should learn english, as long as they want to get better oportunities. And i'm sure many of the immigrants are aware of this situation, and they are learning english, i can bet on it!!!
834349
If you're going to be here - you should be able to speak the language - its as simple as that.   If you go to France, the French won't learn English for you, you'll have to learn French.  Just like you'd have to learn Greek to go Greece and so on.  So why shouldn't people coming here have to know  the language and speak it?  I, for one, am getting sick and tired of going into the stores and seeing Spanish spread out all over the place, picking up products and having to sort my way through Spanish and on and on.  I'm all for the Dallas ordinance and wish more cities had the guts to put one through like it.
235165
It depends on where you are from.  If you are from a Spanish speaking nation, no. You will be catered to for not being able to learn the language. But if you are from a country that speaks any other language other than Spanish, you are fully expected to be smart enough to know English.
997277
They promote learning British English as averse to American English.
503603
It should be English.  Do you think someone would be able to live in France and just speak English and never learn any French?  It's just not possible.  That holds true for any other country.  China, Japan, Germany, Netherlands...you need to learn the national language to survive.  \n\nIf you refuse to learn the mother tongue then you're doing yourself a diservice and aren't really brightest bunch to begin with.  Doesn't make any sense.
651861
No I just want them to know if they live in a place that's speaks a different language they need to learn to speak it too. and not expect us to learn Spanish because they can't speak English
773404
If you live in France...why don't you learn the language?? Or are you one of those hypocritical 'ex pats' who go on and on about how Britain is full of immigrants who wont blend in to British society, whilst doing exactly the same in your country of choice?!?!!
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AND WHY DO YOU INSIST SPEAKING ENGLISH IN A SPANISH BLOG? \n\n. k ∆ r ! n ∆ . \n__________
1013579
Because they don’t know any better. Way back then in history, Spain was called Hispania. Since our language (Spanish) was introduced to us when Spain’s conquistadores came to America , we are consider Hispanic and not Latinos. People who are Latinos are people whose language come from the Latin language. Spanish does too, but Spanish originated in Hispania. \n\nSo I think that it may have to do more with people wanting to severed any of their national origin from Spain. In Spanish speaking countries we call Spain “La Madre Patria,” “The Mother Country.” I know people from a lot of Hispanic countries and I feel that Mexicans are the ones that resend Spaniards more than any country. \n\nIt may not be ignorance, it may be that people who want to be called Latinos feel that they want a special title for themselves. It’s similar to people from the US calling themselves Americans. They feel that that title belongs to only them, the truth is that it doesn’t. It doesn’t matter if you were born in Canada, US, Mexico, Costa Rica, Chile, Brazil, or any other country in the American continent, you are an American because you were worn in the American continent. It would be like the British calling themselves Europeans and every body else in that continent are just French, Germans, Spaniards, etc. Or the Japanese calling themselves Asians and every body else in the part of the world are just Koreans, Taiwanese, Cambodians, etc. You are an American, European, Asian, African and so on because you are from those parts of the world and not because you come from a specific country.