A man cannot be a woman. An Algerian cannot be an Irish
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More likely he’s a liar. A lot of people suddenly forget what they know when convenient for them.
Source: I used to work in a restaurant as a kid and quickly discovered that the Mexican cooks magically forgot their English whenever they were in trouble.
You're probably right. 20 years is a long fucking time to not learn a language. Like, that's a fuck ton of inconvenience to everyone around you and yourself.
I mean, most muslims I've ever met barely even speak their own hideous bastard language, let alone read it. Might be legit?
when you're in enemy territory, there's no reason to make it easy for them even if you speak the language, let them waste their time and money to get you a translator
Guess he was never taught the whole “when in Rome” lesson. I speak Spanish due to jobs I’ve had and I’ve met some Hispanics in Texas who had lived here for years and never took the time to learn English
colonizers aren't going to learn the local language, they make you learn theirs. that's why I didn't take Spanish back in high school, "oh but what if you have to deal with Hispanics in your future jobs?" fuck off, jobs that have to deal with no Ingles Mexicans aren't the jobs I'd ever want.
I enjoy learning languages (have some French, Portuguese, Latin, and Italian books because I’d like to learn those eventually since they are close to Spanish) but agree that if you are in someone else’s country then it’s on you to learn the language (when in Rome). If I had to live in Japan or wherever for business you better believe I’d be learning as fast as I could.
They aren't jobs that should exist because those south landers should be learning our language or more preferably not being here in the first place.