Speak English! Options

[radhikaeatsraman]

Okay, here's the deal. Hosing (known as Hosing Yu in chat) works in retail twice a week. He will sometimes get customers who don't know English or even bother trying to speak it. It gets him pretty annoyed, and I can see where he's coming from. Yen, on the other hand, believes we shouldn't be angry or irritated with these people and try to be understanding.

I believe that while in the United States, you should at least make the effort to speak English, even if it's not the best. If you don't want to do that, stick with someone who can speak it. Don't go up to people expecting them to speak whatever language. Yes, this is the US, and yes, there are many different cultures here, but there is one language that unites us; that language is ENGLISH. I wish some people would just realize that.

[Nymphetamine]

Take it easy everyone!

I got to Belgium few years ago and I spoke NO French and NO Dutch. It's frustrating when you're a kid too! I didn't ask my parents to move to Europe, I had no choice. I hated life at first. The most annoying part was when I HAD to go to a French speaking school.

I learned French in 10 months though. I took French courses 15 times A WEEK.

I find it REALLY annoying when immigrants don't speak a tiny bit of French and start talking in their languages.
In my opinion, yes, you should know a little bit of language or the general things. At least, little things like; hello, can you help me, general things are OK.

It was frustrating when people talked about me in French.