Hey gtc, got that proof yet? Didn't think so. Hey dumbass, show me where it's illegal to post at a gambling site.
I really don't think you've been to college, you're just to damn dumb. Also, show me the law where it says internet gambling is illegal, I'll wait on that one as well.
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Glad to hear that works for you.
Meanwhile, if you or your fellow officers need information from a non-English speaking person, it's likely smart that at least one of you be fluent in Spanish
Serious question - Approximately what percentage of the HPD is fluent in at least spoken Spanish?
I suppose you would be expected to do whatever it takes to live peaceably in that country. And if you could do it without learning the prevailing language, you might well do like literally hundreds of millions of people around the world do and not learn the prevailing language
If you could find enough English-fluent people within that country with who you could live, do business with and socialize, you could get along just fine, I bet.
That seems to be the motive for many immigrants to the USA who may not have become fluent in English.
I'm not sure about the percentage barman. I've found over the years that you don't really need to know much spanish to do something like issue a ticket. Of course, if a crime has occured there will always be someone on the street who speaks spanish. We also have those who speak vietnamese and mandarin and other assorted languages.
I don't know, I'd be willing to bet that those who immigrated to this country from say 1900- 1950 or so did in fact try and learn the language. I know that they might have lived together in a smaller community within a larger city but I would think a large percentage of them tried to learn the language.
I think that's likely true. Clearly it's not as difficult to get along within the USA and be just a Spanish speaker/reader.
I noted earlier in the thread that I personally view such a move to be foolhardy unless one wants to live a more confined life with greatly reduced options for employment and/or business success
I noted earlier in the thread that I personally view such a move to be foolhardy unless one wants to live a more confined life with greatly reduced options for employment and/or business success
In today's society I would agree. Like I stated earlier, why even bother to learn English when most everything is available in Spanish? You can't even call a customer service number without directions in English and Spanish. I'm sure most gov't documents are in both English and Spanish.
Hell, I believe that if a city has a population of a certain percentage then the voting ballot must be in that language.
I just don't like the fact that I'm the one whose supposed to learn their language to communicate. It seems that across the world English is the language that most people try and learn. I don't think it's bad that if you decide to live in the U.S. that you shouldn't learn English.
This is all a result of you guys ignoring the early warning signs, you have made your bed america now shit in it.
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The US is going to become more and more of a Bi-lingual country as the Hispanic buying power continues to grow.
If I have a business and there is money to be made by offering my potential customers service in a different language than English, I'm going to make the effort.
Living as an English only speaker in Costa Rica I would compare it to a Mandarin or Cantonese exclusive speaker in Vancouver.
Every Bank or chain store in Vancouver has someone who speaks one of the Chinese languages and the same goes here everywhere I want to spend my money, someone will speak English.
Of course for a better quality of Life, I'm learning Spanish but if I didn't I could get by.
If I have a business and there is money to be made by offering my potential customers service in a different language than English, I'm going to make the effort.
Living as an English only speaker in Costa Rica I would compare it to a Mandarin or Cantonese exclusive speaker in Vancouver.
Every Bank or chain store in Vancouver has someone who speaks one of the Chinese languages and the same goes here everywhere I want to spend my money, someone will speak English.
Of course for a better quality of Life, I'm learning Spanish but if I didn't I could get by.
