 RobIn Deo speramus, God Bless the USAPremium
join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL
kudos:2 | reply to RayW
Re: Semantics said by RayW:Yet in most areas we are still doing bi-lingual government. Just go to say Mexico outside of tourist and foreign enclaves and see how you do insisting on English to get a driver's license or to vote (assuming you changed citizenship). I live in Florida. Florida has an official language, which is English. Therefore, THEY NEED TO LEARN IT. It should be mandatory with a spelling test (on public TV)!  No, but seriously, they need to learn it. Hell I speak English, Italian, and Spanish, and because of that I am able to make a complete sentence!
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RayWPremium
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Layton, UT
kudos:1 | If that is true for Florida Rob, then more power to your state but some friends of mine from Florida say different - Spanish and English are required in government offices. I did not check when I was there last week, so I do not know myself.
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RobIn Deo speramus, God Bless the USAPremium
join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL
kudos:2 | said by RayW:If that is true for Florida Rob, then more power to your state but some friends of mine from Florida say different - Spanish and English are required in government offices. I did not check when I was there last week, so I do not know myself. Yea, you may find that employers prefer bilingual employee, but English really is our official language:
Article II, Section 9:
SECTION 9. English is the official language of Florida.--
(a) English is the official language of the State of Florida.
(b) The legislature shall have the power to enforce this section by appropriate legislation.
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 KevNYCPremium
join:2002-03-31
Seattle, WA | Err, have you been to Hialeah lately? |
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RobIn Deo speramus, God Bless the USAPremium
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Kendall, FL
kudos:2 | said by KevNYC:Err, have you been to Hialeah lately? Nope. I hang only on Kendall and of course on FIU's UPC. I don't need to go Hialeah.
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KevNYCPremium
join:2002-03-31
Seattle, WA | Well RayW is pretty much right since lots jobs in Hialeah and most of Miami require you to speak spanish. Been to the DMV, Post Office, even out to buy a cell phone? Most of those stores have their signs and pamphlets written Spanish - it's like they don't recognize that there are people who speak english. Heck, you even get dirty looks from people when they can't speak English and you can't speak their language.
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RobIn Deo speramus, God Bless the USAPremium
join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL
kudos:2 | said by KevNYC:Well RayW is pretty much right since lots jobs in Hialeah and most of Miami require you to speak spanish. Been to the DMV, Post Office, even out to buy a cell phone? Most of those stores have their signs and pamphlets written Spanish - it's like they don't recognize that there are people who speak english. Heck, you even get dirty looks from people when they can't speak English and you can't speak their language. Hmmm.. I know this. I speak Spanish. I don't find a need to travel to Hialeah because everything I need is right here on Kendall.
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KevNYCPremium
join:2002-03-31
Seattle, WA | That's great, but the point I was trying to make was that although the State of Florida may have declared an official language they sure aren't following through or enforcing it (not like they could) - so that point was pretty much moot.
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