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ComradeGamer
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Well I know alot of Germans in my school, and I go to them, and ask them "Can you speak German?" then they go "ummmmm no" If you ask me every person should know their own nationality, every language is beautiful. Why wouldnt people learn it?

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Ernie15
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Why wouldnt people learn it?


Don't they get a choice? And it isn't really a native tongue if they don't know how to speak it.
orfict
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yes, but are they from Germany, or not. That is the key. They may have accents due to their parents. But get what your sayin

BladeBreaker
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It's partly because some people criticize those who speak their native language n public. They may not want you to discriminate against how they are speaking German in America. I see many people who do the same thing to Mexicans who speak Spanish in public, and it is mentally degrading to have someone humiliate you for not conforming to their view of how ever individual should be.

ComradeGamer
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[quote]It's partly because some people criticize those who speak their native language n public. They may not want you to discriminate against how they are speaking German in America. I see many people who do the same thing to Mexicans who speak Spanish in public, and it is mentally degrading to have someone humiliate you for not conforming to their view of how ever individual should be.

Who would make fun of people of their language? That
's Racist.

BladeBreaker
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That's why I put "some people" in italics. If you were in California, you would see all of the people who do that kind of stuff.

Freakenstein
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Regardless of race, your native tongue is the very first language you speak and know. I'm German, and I don't speak their language, though I know a few choice words, hint hint ;-)

ComradeGamer
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Regardless of race, your native tongue is the very first language you speak and know. I'm German, and I don't speak their language, though I know a few choice words, hint hint ;-)

Ah yes German is certainly a interesting language i'm going to take lessons right after I Finish my Finish class HaHa! I made A pun!
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Mexican immigrants(no offense)and you think that they'd have to learn English,since it is the national language. Wrong! Instead of enforcing to them that they have to learn our language,WE have to learn Theirs! Wtf?!? Also,they get Spanish textbooks and newsletters in schools,so the school system isn't even encouraging them to learn the language.

ComradeGamer
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I'm half German. I know know some other Germans. They don't speak it. I'm learning. I'm in German 2 right now

Keep it up!
ComradeGamer
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Mexican immigrants(no offense)and you think that they'd have to learn English,since it is the national language. Wrong! Instead of enforcing to them that they have to learn our language,WE have to learn Theirs! Wtf?!? Also,they get Spanish textbooks and newsletters in schools,so the school system isn't even encouraging them to learn the language.

What's wrong with spanish?
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Well I know alot of Germans in my school, and I go to them, and ask them "Can you speak German?" then they go "ummmmm no" If you ask me every person should know their own nationality, every language is beautiful. Why wouldnt people learn it?


I know Russian and English, I am 100% Armenian, but I don't speak it. I speak Russian because my parents spoke Russian to me when I was born. I really wanna learn Armenian >.<!
FryLock19
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What's wrong with spanish?


Well you're the one complaining how German people don't know how to speak German. I just think if they live in America,they should be bilingual.
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Hey Klaushouse,I think what FryLock was saying is that people coming over from Mexico should be bilingual,speak both Spanish and English. The same would be the case if I went to Mexico,I'd want to speak the native tongue and my native tongue.

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Im 1/3 russian 1/3polish 1/3black and i know one language. O.O

Blu3sBr0s
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Well I know alot of Germans in my school, and I go to them, and ask them "Can you speak German?" then they go "ummmmm no" If you ask me every person should know their own nationality, every language is beautiful. Why wouldnt people learn it?


That's funny because I'm 1/2 German and In don't speak it, but I wasn't born in Germany soooo....

Walkign around my school all I hear are different languages, mostly different asian ones, but sometimes Polish.
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