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[–] Dashippy 0 points 86 points (+86|-0) ago 

No they got this wrong. See the immigrants have to learn the language of their new country. They should be learning German. Not the other way around. This is literally backwards.

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[–] Taka 0 points 31 points (+31|-0) ago 

I remember when I moved to south Florida in second grade (from Indiana). They told me I had to take Spanish classes. They told me it was because there were so many Cuban immigrants to south Florida and it helps them integrate into our society if we know their language. I told them no. I wasn't going to learn Spanish. The Cubans should learn English instead. This is America, and our primary language is English, not Spanish, so I should not be required to learn it. If I wanted to learn it, as an elective or something, then that was another story, but I shouldn't be forced to take classes for a language that isn't my country's native language.

So when it came time for Spanish class, I would put my head down and ignore the teacher, out of personal protest. My main teacher (English, Math, etc) organized a parent-teacher meeting to try and get my mom to make me participate in Spanish class because I was getting zeroes in every lesson and failing the class (all my other grades were As and Bs). My mom tried to convince me, but I still refused to participate in Spanish class.

Eventually, it was decided that they would waive my need to participate in the class, citing cultural differences or some shit because I was raised in another state that didn't have any Spanish-speakers, and I got to sit in Spanish class for the rest of the school year and do nothing and still pass.

And I still hold the same belief - Immigrants should learn the primary language of a given country, not the other way around. I would give another country the same respect if it were me immigrating to their country - I'd learn their language instead of trying to force them to learn mine.

So when anyone asks me if I ever learned a single thing in Spanish class, I get to tell them "No."

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[–] drunk_at_10am 6 points -2 points (+4|-6) ago 

Of course immigrants should learn the language of their host country. However, you accomplish nothing by refusing to learn their language especially when their is such a vast influx of immigrants.

If you learn their language, you are quite effectively the better person and ahead of your fellow citizens. You give immigrants the ability to integrate through cooperative speech. You can help to fill in the blanks in the language gap, prove that you care about their struggle.

When you refuse to understand anything about these people, you only enforce the idea that their culture and their very lively hoods are meaningless to people outside of their home country (especially in the cases of people seeking refuge), creating divisions between naturalized citizens and newcomers. This in turn creates negative feelings and perceptions, resulting in violent outbursts from either side. By learning their language you earn their respect and their trust setting the scene for a more peaceful assimilation on both sides.

I hope you don't think you're some champion of freedom by choosing to be ignorant, because you are not.

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[–] eldorann 3 points 0 points (+3|-3) ago  (edited ago)

Spanish is an easy language. Add on "O" to every word and you'll be passable.

Canadian French is easy. Be sure to add "Eh?" to the end of every sentence.

German is extra easy. Pronounce words with a deeper voice and add "-en" to every word. Be sure to end the sentence with "Ja?"

Russian? After one learns the alphabet (based on Greek not Latin alphabet) the process is the same. Pronounce the words with harsh consonents.

Etc. for all languages.

People will understand the general meaning of your words. Ask them to help you with the words you missed. That endears to you because you showed an interest.

This doesn't work for the African click-click language. As this is Voat, I doubt anyone wants to visit Nigger Homeland.

I'm going to hell for being so dismissive of other cultures and especially the last comment about a homeland. I'm not racist but enjoy being the KKK Grand Dragon while on the keyboard.

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[–] GoofyGrape 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

You tell them "No", which is Spanish for "No". See OP, you did learn something.

Anyhow, good for you for standing up for your beliefs, even through all of that.

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[–] twentyfive 3 points -2 points (+1|-3) ago 

to thier credit every school in US has spanish as a course, but youre not forced

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[–] thrus 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

I took one of those. I now know (14 years later) yes, no, thanks, and there are a few phrases I recognize but don't remember what they mean.

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[–] crusade ago 

We were forced to at my school

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[–] Reconn 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

True, but there's a huge difference between Latin and South Americans vs Arabs. Latin and South Americans have European history and European cultural values. The average Mexican household is almost indistinguishable from an American or Canadian one except for the language. That is not at all the case for Arabs and Central Asians.

Europe is importing migrants for the same reason the U.S. and Canada did-- it pushes wages down and profits up. But the difference between Mexicans and Arabs is night and day. Latin Americans and South Americans are lightyears ahead of Arabs culturally that theres no contest between the two if you had to pick one.

There's also a stark difference in how "integration" is handled in North America vs Europe. If I move pretty much anywhere in Europe, I will never "be" Norwegian or German or whatever. Because being one of those is a matter of heritage culturally. In North America its a matter of ideals for the most part. If you see a Filipino in the U.S./Canada and he speaks english/french, theres going to be almost no question at all that he's an American/Canadian.

American/Canadian cultural values are so overwhelming in North America, that within a generation the entire family is basically fully integrated doubly so for Mexican families since they share the cultural values already. If they're born here, its basically a given that any "old" country values that their immigrant parents have are thrown out the window. That's not something that's as prominent in Europe.

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[–] jeegte12 ago 

what the fuck is wrong with learning another language? their reasoning may be flawed, but the idea itself is fine. the means justify the end, which is irrelevant.

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[–] spookybill ago 

I read it that way at first and thing "of course, that makes common sense." Guess I'll have to stop thinking that the Germans have any common sense left.

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[–] bonghitter420 0 points 28 points (+28|-0) ago 

It's crazy how much more backwards all these European countries are becoming with each passing day.

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[–] AlphaWookie 2 points 17 points (+19|-2) ago 

They have never dealt with niggers and sandniggers before and all they have to guide them is liberalism. Europe is going to be so red-pilled very soon and then they will not tut-tut America about its "racial" problems.

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[–] iamjanesleftnipple 1 point 14 points (+15|-1) ago 

When I was in high school, we had to take a language. They said "take spanish, it's inevitability going to be the language here in the states."

So that's why I took french, because fuck you immigrants, learn my language in my country.

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[–] HeavyBrain 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

You really choose french over spanish?

spanish is so fucking easy compared to french where 2/3 of all letter are silent.

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[–] iamjanesleftnipple 2 points 8 points (+10|-2) ago  (edited ago)

Yup. I didn't really find it that hard, although I'm much better at translating it than I am speaking it. Plus, everyone took spanish so it was like 30 people to a class, whereas with french there were 12 of us so we actually got to learn something other than "read the book, recite the words, you now speak gardener"

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[–] epsilona01 ago 

Most of my school took spanish. There was only one French class, and I had to fight the school to let me in it, even though we had a choice and I was free to pick French. We were on the border with Canada, we even had a French TV station. Yet they pushed spanish on us, and my teacher for the spanish class wouldn't let me go to the office and try and get it fixed, so I eventually just walked out.

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[–] ninjajunkie 2 points 12 points (+14|-2) ago  (edited ago)

The most important phrase for them to learn.

اللعنة الإسلام

Translation for the lazy.

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[–] BottomLine 0 points 9 points (+9|-0) ago 

Remember that the لإ is silent.

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[–] eldorann 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

All the letters sound the same. Drink some water while inhaling.

Coughing sounds like preaching the Koran to sandniggers.

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[–] the-gerbil-in-my-bum 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

ط التبرز على محمد

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[–] ninjajunkie 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

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[–] NCocy 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

How about عليك اللعنة!

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[–] ninjajunkie 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

That's good too. Learning is fun.

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[–] Novius 0 points 9 points (+9|-0) ago 

Kampf now or Jihad later?

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[–] Pawn 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Germans needs to wage Jihad against Muslims. Show the Muslims that we too can play their dirty games.

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[–] KernelPanik 1 point 4 points (+5|-1) ago 

Germany is about to pass Sweden in its levels of cuck

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[–] alalzia 1 point 2 points (+3|-1) ago 

5m Turks and 1.5m Arabs yet they need to learn Arabic ?

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[–] didntsayeeeee 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

The Quran ain't written in Turkish.

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[–] HeavyBrain 0 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago 

Neither is Mein Kampf.

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[–] Kal 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

"Says one guy"

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