America's language barrier English and Spanish

[steveox]

So whats the big deal? Canadians dont mind you speaking french there. English is the top language in Canada. And Canadian law says you must print english and french on food labals. And CBC has two Networks in English and in French. So why not in America too? Add Spanish language too. Like in Canada in hockey games did you know when they sing the National Anthem they sing it in English and in French? So why not every Sunday during NFL games You sing our National Anthem in English and in Spanish Like this way first.


Oh! say, can you see,
By the dawns early light,
What so proudly we hailed
At the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars,
Thru' the perilous flight,
O'er the ramparts we watched
Were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets' red glare,
The bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof thro' the night
That our flag was still there.
Oh! say, does that star spangled banner
Yet wave.
O'er the land of the free
And the home of the brave.


Then you gotta sing it this way

Ah! diga, puede usted ver,
Por las albas temprano se encienden,
Lo que tan orgullosamente aclamamos
¿En el último brillo del crepúsculo?
Cuyas amplias rayas y estrellas brillantes,
A través de ' el vuelo peligroso,
Sobre los terraplenes miramos
¿Tan corrían galantemente?
Y la luz deslumbrante roja de los cohetes,
Las bombas que se revientan en aire,
Dio la prueba thro' la noche
Aquella nuestra bandera estaba todavía allí.
¡Ah! diga, hace aquella estrella bandera adornada con lentejuelas
Aún onda.
Sobre la tierra del libre
Y la casa del valiente.

So what the big deal?

 

[Openmind]

So whats the big deal? Canadians dont mind you speaking french there. English is the top language in Canada. And Canadian law says you must print english and french on food labals. And CBC has two Networks in English and in French. So why not in America too? Add Spanish language too. Like in Canada in hockey games did you know when they sing the National Anthem they sing it in English and in French? So why not every Sunday during NFL games You sing our National Anthem in English and in Spanish Like this way first.


Oh! say, can you see,
By the dawns early light,
What so proudly we hailed
At the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars,
Thru' the perilous flight,
O'er the ramparts we watched
Were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets' red glare,
The bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof thro' the night
That our flag was still there.
Oh! say, does that star spangled banner
Yet wave.
O'er the land of the free
And the home of the brave.


Then you gotta sing it this way

Ah! diga, puede usted ver,
Por las albas temprano se encienden,
Lo que tan orgullosamente aclamamos
¿En el último brillo del crepúsculo?
Cuyas amplias rayas y estrellas brillantes,
A través de ' el vuelo peligroso,
Sobre los terraplenes miramos
¿Tan corrían galantemente?
Y la luz deslumbrante roja de los cohetes,
Las bombas que se revientan en aire,
Dio la prueba thro' la noche
Aquella nuestra bandera estaba todavía allí.
¡Ah! diga, hace aquella estrella bandera adornada con lentejuelas
Aún onda.
Sobre la tierra del libre
Y la casa del valiente.

So what the big deal?

It never hurt ANYONE to speak 2 or more languages, on the contrary!
Americans are probably the most resistant nation to learning a second language. . .another form of arrogance, that is not serving them well in an increasingly global economy.

It's fine to have ONE national language, and obviously it should be English (or rather, American English, as many Americans would have a problem understanding Queen's English!).

But there is NOTHING wrong with promoting the learning of a second language ANY PLACE!

 

[steveox]

The Problem with the queens english is they talk too fast. The Aussies are funny the way they talk. We can laugh at them sometimes.

 

[Openmind]

The Problem with the queens english is they talk too fast. The Aussies are funny the way they talk. We can laugh at them sometimes.

That's okay. . .they laugh at you too!

 

[dogtowner]

at hockey games they do the US and Canadian anthems when they do two.