[Vision2020] Words Bring Pause

[Sunil Ramalingam]

I haven't heard hispanics demanding we change our language to Spanish.  I do 
hear and see agencies and businesses trying to serve their clients and 
customers.  When I have to punch in my language choice, I save my resentment 
for having to wait ten minutes before talking to an actual human, not that I 
had to wait a few seconds to push a button on my phone.

And I'd point out that the speech in Tom's post was in English.

Sunil


>From: "J Ford" <privatejf32 at hotmail.com>
>To: vision2020 at moscow.com
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Words Bring Pause
>Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 15:32:02 -0800
>
>Yes, but are they languages of people who have recently come into their 
>country and demanded that they change their original language to a new one? 
>  We have Latins, especially, that seem to think it is our duty to make the 
>Spanish (or Spanish-type) the official language and I just don't think so!
>
>I really resent having to answer questions like "You speak English or do 
>you need Spanish?" whenever dealing with a government or other type of 
>business.  Do you hear "If you need French, push one" or "If you need 
>PigLatin, push one", etc.  No.
>
>Like Tom said - you go to a country, you abide by their language and 
>customs, not demand that they change for you.  PERIOD.  End of story.
>
>
>
>J  :]
>
>
>
>
>
>>From: "david sarff" <davesway at hotmail.com>
>>To: privatejf32 at hotmail.com, vision2020 at moscow.com
>>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Words Bring Pause
>>Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 23:19:30 +0000
>>
>>India has two official languages.
>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_languages_of_India
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>>
>>>Sorry - gotta disagree with the good Senator.  In NO other country in 
>>>this
>>>world is this type of discussion ever even taken place or considered.  
>>>You
>>>move to a country - YOU LEARN THE LANGUAGE!  Period.
>>>
>>>What does the Senator suggest - we all learn his father's language?  What
>>>about the Japanese or the Latin or the Haitian or......it goes on and on 
>>>and
>>>on.
>>>
>>>Having one language that everyone speaks, to me, guarantees that we will 
>>>at
>>>least be able to talk to one another and THAT is where democracy starts.  
>>>We
>>>can't talk, we can't agree, we can't get anywhere.
>>>
>>>Remember the Tower of Babel......
>>>
>>>
>>>J  :]
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> >From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
>>> >To: "Vision 2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>>> >Subject: [Vision2020] Words Bring Pause
>>> >Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 14:42:03 -0700
>>> >
>>> > >From today's (March 11, 2007) Spokesman Review with a very special 
>>>thanks
>>> >to
>>> >State Senator Edgar Malepeai -
>>> >
>>> >---------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> >
>>> >Words Bring Pause
>>> >
>>> >The Idaho Senate voted 20-15 in favor of Senate Bill 1172, declaring
>>> >English
>>> >to be the official language of Idaho, in a debate that took a personal
>>> >turn.
>>> >
>>> >"It's not for shutting people out, but bringing people in," Sen. Mel
>>> >Richardson, R-Idaho Falls, lead sponsor of the bill, told the Senate.
>>> >
>>> >Sen. Edgar Malepeai, D-Pocatello, said quietly, "Looking around the
>>> >chamber,
>>> >I think I'm probably the only one that has English as a second 
>>>language."
>>> >Malepeai recalled that his late father and uncles served proudly in the
>>> >U.S.
>>> >military. "They spoke very, very broken English, but they were proud
>>> >American Samoans," Malepeai said. Democracy and freedom "is what 
>>>unifies
>>> >people in this country," he said, "not the English language." A hush 
>>>fell
>>> >in
>>> >the Senate after Malepeai's comments, and no one else debated the bill.
>>> >
>>> >---------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> >
>>> >Seeya round town, Moscow.
>>> >
>>> >Tom Hansen
>>> >Moscow, Idaho
>>> >
>>> >"I love my country but fear my government."
>>> >
>>> >- Author Unknown
>>> >
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