For the most part, I think Tatum did the right thing in having the mother learn English, even though some parts of the ruling may have been a little excessive.
It goes on to say: "I know if I was in Mexico I would make an effort to learn Hispanic."
Here here..
Freedom69 said:I the progressive / liberal ONE feels the judge also did the right thing .
vauge said:Perhaps you are not as liberal as you think.
shake3 said:Your common sense must be rubbing off on him
Urethra Franklin said:I've seen Americans posting here that you don't have an official language. This is problematic, surprising, and rather negligent. Institute one.
If you come and live in France, you learn French. There are no concessions made. It's essential to your functioning if you want to live here. Personally, I think that's reasonable. If you choose to live in a foreign land you make the effort to learn that country's official language.
So hurry up and get English instituted as your national language; if you leave it too long, as I've said elsewhere, you'll have Spanish as a national language.
Then that's probably a big clue that they shouldn't live in a foreign country. I agree with Urethra that we should make English our official language, even though without official status it will still be our society's common language. Making it official would help solidify it in people's minds.Kenneth T. Cornelius said:It's a good thought, but some people just can't operate in a foreign language.
Kenneth T. Cornelius said:It's a good thought, but some people just can't operate in a foreign language. I'm one of them. I took several years of Spanish starting in the seventh grade, a couple of years of Latin, quite a few years worth of Adult Education French. I play Petanque with a large group of Francophones. I do not understand very much, although I think I could pick up French if I lived there. I can read and I can speak, but I can't understand spoken replies. My wife on the other hand was exposed to French Canadian as a child and she can understand, but not speak. Together we made out rather well the last time we were in Paris. :lol:
Same thing with Spanish. I vacationed during January in Acapulco for more than twenty years.
OTOH, my daughter is fluent in five languages, which she has spent no time at all studying.
Urethra Franklin said:I've seen Americans posting here that you don't have an official language. This is problematic, surprising, and rather negligent. Institute one.
If you come and live in France, you learn French. There are no concessions made. It's essential to your functioning if you want to live here. Personally, I think that's reasonable. If you choose to live in a foreign land you make the effort to learn that country's official language.
So hurry up and get English instituted as your national language; if you leave it too long, as I've said elsewhere, you'll have Spanish as a national language.
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