haha I had a big argument the other day with my boss at work, when you see a girl who looks ethnic how do you know what country she is from? So you usually say that girl is spanish, it isn't techinically right but I consider Spanish a race, like Black, White, Asian, Spanish, etc... I hate when people get so picky about that, even my girlfriend who is Peruvian calls herself Spanish.
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Pet Peeves? what are some of yours?
#21
Posted 20 September 2006 - 07:17 PM
haha I had a big argument the other day with my boss at work, when you see a girl who looks ethnic how do you know what country she is from? So you usually say that girl is spanish, it isn't techinically right but I consider Spanish a race, like Black, White, Asian, Spanish, etc... I hate when people get so picky about that, even my girlfriend who is Peruvian calls herself Spanish.
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#22
Posted 20 September 2006 - 07:56 PM
Those scenarios are real, not silly, and sometimes speaking in a language that is different than English is needed. What I do think is retarded is if they know English, and then speak to an English speaker in a different language. As long as they're trying to learn English, I see no problem.
Hispanic or Latino yeah sure, but not Spanish. Spanish = Spain. That's like calling me English, just because I speak English.

#24
Posted 20 September 2006 - 08:00 PM
Ofcourse! Because every person in this country speaks English fluently as a first language.

#25
Posted 20 September 2006 - 08:26 PM
What about Chinease people come over and English is not there first language?
People who talk about things when they dont know anything about it really pisses me off. Like was talking to this guy and he was trying to teach me about tea and he said that Tea was invented in England. Mayby little things but its just annoying
#26
Posted 20 September 2006 - 09:38 PM
You know what I call that? Fucktardation. And you wonder why alot of countries hate the US
By your logic we shouldn't be able to speak anything but english. That would outlaw the U.N., any foreign restaurants, and people of another descent. You sir, should reevalute your priorities. I bet you wouldn't say that to someones face when they are speaking another language
#27
Posted 20 September 2006 - 09:58 PM
#28
Posted 20 September 2006 - 09:59 PM
#29
Posted 20 September 2006 - 10:19 PM
Not only is that very annoying, its damm right Rude
#30
Posted 20 September 2006 - 10:28 PM
I had this kind of problem a ways back in high school. But it was different. These were a bunch of immigrant Polish kids who did nothing but cause trouble and act tough. At lunch they threw shit at you and crap just to be asswipes, and when you threw something back they would talk shit to you in Polish because they were too *beep* to say it to your face. Some of my football teammates and I couldn't take their shit anymore and just beat like 8 of them down. It was 3 on 8...yeah...real tough.

#31
Posted 20 September 2006 - 10:31 PM
Then say that, if you find it rude. I took personal offense because alot of my family speak english as a second language, and speak spanish in public most of the time
#34
Posted 20 September 2006 - 10:43 PM
soo.......

#36
Posted 20 September 2006 - 10:47 PM

#38
Posted 21 September 2006 - 08:06 AM
You do have a one track mind.
#39
Posted 21 September 2006 - 08:23 PM
2 tracks. don't forget about football
#40
Posted 27 January 2007 - 02:31 AM
By your logic we shouldn't be able to speak anything but english. That would outlaw the U.N., any foreign restaurants, and people of another descent. You sir, should reevalute your priorities. I bet you wouldn't say that to someones face when they are speaking another language
lol I'm reviving this topic from the dead. I just realized that sentence you said about other countries hating us. Most of the other countries that hate us are more intolerable of other languages being spoken than the native one. Take France. They hate the USA...but don't try to go there unknowing of the language, they'll look right down their nose at you.
But anyway I brought this up because I hear that alot of the Mexican immigrants that are coming here are trying to have signs put up in spanish. That's the most ridiculous thing in the world and I hope to god that it doesn't happen. If a bunch of americans immigrated to another country like Spain, Italy, Germany, France etc. and we tried to do that, they would laugh right in our face. If you wanna live here, get used to our way of life and learn English, our official language. We're not responsible to cater to you just because you don't feel like or cant grasp it.


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